public function byLetter($letter)
{
$AZArea = AZDatabase::where('name', 'LIKE', "{$letter}%")->orWhere('name', 'LIKE', "The {$letter}%")->orderBy('name', 'ASC')->get();
$AZLetter = $AZArea->toArray();
//LOOP ALLA - IF TERM NOT T then remove leading The
if (!stristr('t', $letter)) {
foreach ($AZLetter as $key => $val) {
if (substr($val['name'], 0, 4) === "The ") {
$AZLetter[$key]['name'] = ucfirst(substr($val['name'], 4));
}
}
$tmp = array();
foreach ($AZLetter as &$ma) {
$tmp[] =& $ma["name"];
}
array_multisort($tmp, SORT_NATURAL | SORT_FLAG_CASE, $AZLetter);
}
//sort arrat
return response()->json($AZLetter);
}
