Custom Laravel Blade Directive for use with @yield and @section (Laravel)

laravel-custom-blade-directive.php

<?php 

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;

class AppServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {

    /**
    * Bootstrap any application services.
    *
    * @return void
    */
    public function boot()
    {
	/**
	* Create a custom directive that can be called by @yield('directivename')
	* 
	* Example:
	*
	* In your parent template (parent.blade.php):
	* 
	* <div>@yield('customdirective')</div>
	*
        * In your child blade template (child.blade.php):
	*
	* @customdirective('some value)
	*
	* Result:
	*
	* <div>some value</div>
	*/
        Blade::directive('customdirective', function($expression) {
            $render  = "<?php \$__env->startSection('customdirective'); ?>";
            $render .= "<?php echo {$expression}; ?>";
            $render .= "<?php \$__env->stopSection(); ?>";
            return $render;
        });
     }
     
     //etc...
     
 }