Laravel is there a way to add values to a request array

Question

Usually, you do not want to add anything to a Request object, it's better to use collection and put() helper:

function store(Request $request) 
{
    // some additional logic or checking
    User::create(array_merge($request->all(), ['index' => 'value']));
}

Or you could union arrays:

User::create($request->all() + ['index' => 'value']);

But, if you really want to add something to a Request object, do this:

$request->request->add(['variable' => 'value']); //add request

Referring to Alexey Mezenin answer:

While using his answer, I had to add something directly to the Request Object and used:

$request->request->add(['variable', 'value']);

Using this it adds two variables :

$request[0] = 'variable', $request[1] = 'value'

If you are a newbie like me and you needed an associate array the correct way to do is

$request->request->add(['variable' => 'value']);

Hope I saved your some time

PS: Thank you @Alexey, you really helped me out with your answer

I tried $request->merge($array) function in Laravel 5.2 and it is working perfectly.

Example:

$request->merge(["key"=>"value"]);

enough said on this subject but i couldn't resist to add my own answer. I believe the simplest approach is

request()->merge([ 'foo' => 'bar' ]);

You can also use below code

$request->request->set(key, value).

Fits better for me.