How can i decode json data if i saved in array laravel? - laravel

Question

I have 2 two tables: one is an admission and the other is a class table. I am saving class id in admission class field of admission table by json_encode method.
My controller
public function store(Request $request)
{
$inputs = $request->all();
$admission = new Admission;
$admission->school_id = Auth::User()->id;
$admission->admission_classes=json_encode($inputs['admission_classes']);
$admission->save();
}
My index function
public function index(Request $request) {
$school_id= Auth::user()->id;
$admissions= Admission::where('school_id',$school_id)->orderBy('id','desc')->paginate(10);
return view('frontend.index',compact('admissions','active_class'));
}
My view
#foreach($admissions as $i => $admission)
{{ $admission->admission_classes }}
#endforeach
I am getting data in this way:-
["1","2","4","5","6","7","8","9"]
But I want to get in this format:
Nursery,Class 1, Class2, Class3 etc
My class controller
class Classes extends Authenticatable
{
use EntrustUserTrait;
use Billable;
use Messagable;
protected $fillable = [
'name','status'
];
}

Answer 1

You need to save integer value in as json array and do the following code
$integerIDs = array_map('intval', $inputs['admission_classes']);
$admission->admission_classes= json_encode($integerIDs);
public function index(Request $request){
$admissions = DB::select('SELECT a.*, GROUP_CONCAT(c.name) as classes FROM academy as a LEFT JOIN class c ON JSON_CONTAINS(a.classes, CAST(c.id as JSON), '$') WHERE a.school_id =2 GROUP BY a.id');
$admissions = $this->arrayPaginator($admissions, $request);
return view('frontend.index',compact('admissions','active_class'));
}
public function arrayPaginator($array, $request)
{
$page = Input::get('page', 1);
$perPage = 10;
$offset = ($page * $perPage) - $perPage;
return new LengthAwarePaginator(array_slice($array, $offset,
$perPage, true), count($array), $perPage, $page,
['path' => $request->url(), 'query' => $request->query()]);
}
I have not checked the code hope this will help u to continue.......

Answer 2

The best way to achieve this would be to have a one-to-many relationship with App\Classes.
However, since you already have something up and running, I would probably do it like this.
First, I would cast admission_classes to an array. This makes sure that admission_classes will always be casted to an array whenever it is fetched. It makes it easier for us to work with it.
protected $casts = [
'admission_classes' => 'array'
];
Finally, while fetching your admission records, you would also need to map over it and hydrate the Classes from its ids. This is how I'd try to achieve it.
$admissions = Admission::where('school_id',$school_id)
->orderBy('id','desc')
->paginate(10)
->map(function($admission) {
return array_map(function($class) {
$class = Classes::find($class);
return isset($class) ? $class->name : '';
}, $admission->admission_classes);
});
You will notice that I wrapped the Classes::find() method into the optional() helper. This is because, in case, a record is not found, it will not fail.
Finally, to print your class names in your blade, you would do something like this:
implode(',', $admission->admission_classes);