Whats means helper function in frameworks of PHP?

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hi,i start to study doc laravel and joomla framework,
they uses a term helper function.
my question is what means helper function;

thanks for attention

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i searched not finding good guide.

Posted 18-Mar-16 3:48am

stackprogramer

Updated 22-Mar-16 20:19pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 18-Mar-16 19:32pm

Probably you did not find a good explanation because the term is self-explanatory. Such function is a small facility which does not provide any complete functionality as it would do in OOP approach; it just helps to solve a number of problems... In OOP, a typical helper function is static (class function), not an instance function...
—SA

stackprogramer 19-Mar-16 0:48am

please same sentence send as answer till i accept it

stackprogramer 19-Mar-16 1:10am

thanks this is another answer
In your view scripts, often it is necessary to perform certain complex functions over and over: e.g., formatting a date, generating form elements, or displaying action links. You can use helper, or plugin, classes to perform these behaviors for you.

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stackprogramer · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-22T20:19:00

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In your view scripts, often it is necessary to perform certain complex functions over and over: e.g., formatting a date, generating form elements, or displaying action links. You can use helper, or plugin, classes to perform these behaviors for you.

Posted 22-Mar-16 20:19pm

stackprogramer