Merge pull request #15 from COCOUVI/main

Add Blade tip for the @selected directive

Author: OussamaMater

tips/views.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - [Type Hinting for Blade](#laravel-tip--type-hinting-for-blade-️)
 - [The "checked" Blade Directive](#laravel-tip--the-checked-blade-directive-️)
+- [The "selected" Blade Directive](#laravel-tip--the-selected-blade-directive-️)
 - [Access the Parent Loop Variable](#laravel-tip--access-the-parent-loop-variable-️)
 - [Short Attribute Syntax](#laravel-tip--short-attribute-syntax-️)
 - [Blade To HTML](#laravel-tip--blade-to-html-️)
@@ -39,6 +40,17 @@ Often, we need to conditionally mark an input as checked. While this can be done
     @checked(old('active', $user->active)) />
 ```
 
+## Laravel Tip 💡: The "selected" Blade Directive ([⬆️](#views--blade-tips-cd-))
+
+When working with select elements, you might need to conditionally mark an option as selected. While you can do this manually, Laravel ships with the "selected" directive to do exactly that 🚀
+
+```diff
+- <option value="admin" {{ $user->role === 'admin' ? 'selected' : '' }}>
++ <option value="admin" @selected($user->role === 'admin')>
+    Admin
+  </option>
+```
+
 ## Laravel Tip 💡: Access the Parent Loop Variable ([⬆️](#views--blade-tips-cd-))
 
 Sometimes, when dealing with nested loops, you may want to keep track of the parent's iteration. Blade makes it incredibly easy, as you have access to the parent loop variable 🚀