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url: https://docs.laravel-excel.com/2.1/import/results.md
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# Handling imported results

### Getting all sheets and rows

After you have loaded a file, you can `->get()` the results like so:

```
Excel::load('file.xls', function($reader) {

})->get();
```

or

```
Excel::load('file.xls', function($reader) {

    // Getting all results
    $results = $reader->get();

    // ->all() is a wrapper for ->get() and will work the same
    $results = $reader->all();

});
```

> The `->get()` and `->all()` methods will return a sheet or row collection, depending on the amount of sheets the file has. You can disable this feature inside the `import.php` config by setting `'force_sheets_collection'` to `true`. When set to true it will always return a sheet collection.

### Table heading as attributes

By default the first row of the Excel file will be used as attributes.

```
// Get the firstname
$row->firstname;
```

> **Note**: by default these attributes will be converted to a slug. You can change the default inside the config `excel::import.heading`. Available options are: `true|false|slugged|ascii|numeric|hashed|trans|original`

> True and slugged will be converted to ASCII as well when `excel::import.to_ascii` is set to true. You can change the default separator as well inside the config.

### Collections

Sheets, rows and cells are collections, this means after doing a `->get()` you can use all default collection methods.

```
// E.g. group the results
$reader->get()->groupBy('firstname');
```

### Getting the first sheet or row

To get the first sheet or row, you can utilise `->first()`.

```
$reader->first();
```

> **Note:** depending on the config `'force_sheets_collection'` it will return the first row or sheet.

### Workbook and sheet title

It's possible to retrieve the workbook and sheet title with `->getTitle()`.

```
// Get workbook title
$workbookTitle = $reader->getTitle();

foreach($reader as $sheet)
{
    // get sheet title
    $sheetTitle = $sheet->getTitle();
}
```

### Limiting the file reading

##### Taking rows

When you only want to return the first x rows of a sheet, you can use `->takeRows()` or `->limitRows()`.

```
// You can either use ->takeRows()
$reader->takeRows(10);

// Or ->limitRows()
$reader->limitRows(10);
```

##### Skipping rows

When you want to skip a certain amount of rows you can use `->skipRows()` or `->limitRows(false, 10)`

```
// Skip 10 results
$reader->skipRows(10);

// Skip 10 results with limit, but return all other rows
$reader->limitRows(false, 10);

// Skip and take
$reader->skipRows(10)->takeRows(10);
```

##### Taking columns

When you only want to return the first x columns of a sheet, you can use `->takeColumns()` or `->limitColumns()`.

```
// You can either use ->takeColumns()
$reader->takeColumns(10);

// Or ->limitColumns()
$reader->limitColumns(10);
```

##### Skipping columns

When you want to skip a certain amount of columns you can use `->skipColumns()` or `->limitColumns(false, 10)`

```
// Skip 10 results
$reader->skipColumns(10);

// Skip 10 results with limit, but return all other columns
$reader->limitColumns(false, 10);

// Skip and take
$reader->skipColumns(10)->takeColumns(10);
```

### Result mutators

When you want to get an array instead of an object, you can use `->toArray()`.

```
$reader->toArray();
```

When you want an object, you can alternativly (instead of get() or all()) use `->toObject()`.

```
$reader->toObject();
```

### Displaying results

You can dump the results to a readable output by using `->dump()` or `->dd()`.

```
// Dump the results
$reader->dump();

// Dump results and die
$reader->dd();
```

### Iterating the results

You can iterate the results by using `->each()`.

```
// Loop through all sheets
$reader->each(function($sheet) {

    // Loop through all rows
    $sheet->each(function($row) {

    });

});
```

> Alternatively you can also `foreach` the results.