From f3f24cf38af576121588f85eb44cf933ba133351 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Laracasts <jeffrey@laracasts.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 14:53:38 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add note about flash helper function

---
 readme.md | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a64b019..372eb70 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ First, pull in the package through Composer.
 
 ```js
 "require": {
-    "laracasts/flash": "~1.0"
+    "laracasts/flash": "~1.3"
 }
 ```
 
-And then, if using Laravel, include the service provider within `app/config/app.php`.
+And then, if using Laravel 5, include the service provider within `app/config/app.php`.
 
 ```php
 'providers' => [
@@ -47,11 +47,29 @@ You may also do:
 - `Flash::warning('Message')`
 - `Flash::overlay('Modal Message', 'Modal Title')`
 
-Again, if using Laravel, this will set three keys in the session:
+Again, if using Laravel, this will set a few keys in the session:
 
 - 'flash_notification.message' - The message you're flashing
 - 'flash_notification.level' - A string that represents the type of notification (good for applying HTML class names)
 
+Alternatively, again, if you're using Laravel, you may reference the `flash()` helper function, instead of the facade. Here's an example:
+
+```
+/**
+ * Destroy the user's session (logout).
+ *
+ * @return Response
+ */
+public function destroy()
+{
+    Auth::logout();
+
+    flash()->info('You have been logged out.');
+
+    return home();
+}
+```
+
 With this message flashed to the session, you may now display it in your view(s). Maybe something like:
 
 ```html