Why is a collection needed?

Question

Laravel

Do I need to wrap the array when outputting to the front of the collection? And in general, why do we need a collection if working with an array is already using approximately the same methods as with a collection?
I just read the documentation and did not understand why to use it if you can just work directly with an array

Answer 1

since version 5.3 you can just return what you have. Any format in api routes is converted to json
if you have Laravel 5.3 or higher, you don’t have to worry

Answer 2

Collections are more convenient, IMHO.
For example, it is more convenient for me to use the each method of the collection than foreach.
Also with sorting, filtering, all actions can be laid out readably.

$collection
    ->filter()
    ->sort()
    ->each();