Get array lang variables

You could try using nested arrays inside of your language files, as seen here.  You can then access the values like below.

Using the same example, let's assume you've got a file living inside of app/Language/en/Test.php:

Code:

return [
    'lang_array_1' => [
        'key_one' => 'Value One',
        'key_two' => 'Value Two
    ],
    'lang_array_2' => [
        'key_one' => 'Value One',
        'key_two' => 'Value Two
    ]

];

You can now access it like so:

Code:

return lang('Test.lang_array_1');
return lang('Test.lang_array_2')

To get the values inside of the lang_array's. This may seem a little tedious but it does what you'd like it to.

I have to agree on not using any require's and require_once's in your code and using the systems API instead as it's more consistent and full proof should anything change internally within the framework itself.

I hope that this helps