after returning $query from this:
$query = DB::table('pets')->select('id')->where('id', '=', $pet->id)->where('user_id', '=', Auth::id())->get();
for example i get this result : [{"id":"66"}]
how can i get only 66 as integer?
Thanks!
Instead of get() which returns the entire collection of selected data, use value('id') to get the first value of the id field. You also wouldn't need select('id') if you use this method.
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I'm a bit new to this, and was originally trying to check if my model was returning results with isEmpty(), but thought I'd try count() instead, then I came across the following:
I've got the following code, which returns data from my model:
$results = Game::where('code', '=', $code)->with('genre', 'creator')
And whether I use first() or get() combined with count(result) or $results->count() I get different values, and I'm not sure why.
when using ->first()
dd($results->count()) = 11930 // Number of rows in the db
when using ->get()
dd($results->count()) = 1 // What I'd expect the query to return
when using ->first()
dd(count($results)) = "count(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable"
when using ->get()
dd(count($results)) = 1
I don't understand 1) why when using first, the count is the same as every row in the db. 2) Why count() can't be used with first().
Is anyone able to shed some light as to why I can't use count on first as I'd like to?
Update:
I'm also not able to use ->isEmpty() with ->first() but can with ->get()...?
When I try using it with first, I get Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::isEmpty does not exist.
Disclaimer: I'm not sure why your database count and your results count aren't the same, however I can shed some light on the different types of count.
Game::where('code', '=', $code)->count();
This is being called on a query builder instance. It is run on the database query, without selecting all the rows. Check out the title Aggregates here: https://laravel.com/docs/5.7/queries
Game::where('code', '=', $code)->get()->count();
As soon as your use get() laravel selects the rows, boots them all as models, and creates a collection. This count is on the collection (a bit like an array) so just gets the number that are returned (i.e. if they are paginated or anything like that it will just get that amount). Check out Count here.
Game::where('code', '=', $code)->first()->count();
This is being run on the first returned model... unless you've written it, a default laravel model won't have a count() method.
count($results)
Finally, count() when not a class method is just the default php function that returns the length of an array or other object (documentation).
First of all,
get() returns collection of objects while first() returns modal object of query.
$results = Game::where('code', '=', $code)->with('genre', 'creator')
dd($results->count()) = 11930 // Number of rows in the db
when using ->get()
$results = Game::where('code', '=', $code)->with('genre', 'creator')->get()
dd($results->count()) = 1
because it has collection, which contains numbers of objects of database data. As ->count getting only one collection so it returns 1.
I have a basic query set up in the show method of a laravel resource
public function show($id){
$results = Student::find($id);
$drives= Drive:: where('student_id', $id);
}
The query for $results works perfectly. The query for $drives does not work unless I do ->get() at the end of it. Why is this? what's the difference between the two queries so that one requires the ->get() and the other does not? Solving this problem took me like 5 hrs and i'm just curious as to the functionality behind it so i can avoid this headache in the future.
Some eloquent expressions have a get implicitly. Those ones who are made by a Query Builder will need a ->get() call, find(), findOne()... won't need a get().
https://laravel.com/docs/5.6/eloquent#retrieving-models
https://laravel.com/docs/5.6/queries
use get to execute a builder query. unless you run the get() query wont be executed. get will return a collection.
1 - Use query builder to build queries however you want.
$drives= Drive:: where('student_id', $id);
dd($drives); // will return a query builder, you can use it to build query by chaining
2 - when you are ready to execute the query call get()
$drives= Drive:: where('student_id', $id);
$result = $drives->get()
dd($result); // will return a database query result set as a collection object
If you want to get a single object by id use find, to get a single object
$results = Student::find($id);
dd($result); will return a single model
Using the function find() on a model gets a query result based on the primary key of the model, id in this case.
When using where(), it gets a collection (an object of all query results), so if you only want the first result you must call $drives=Drive::where('student_id', $id)->first();
Here is a more in-depth explanation: the difference of find and get in Eloquent
Given I have this simple query:
$builder = User::select(DB::raw('users.age as age, users.restrict as restrict'))
->whereBetween("user.id",$id)
->get();
Is there any way to get users where age is lower than restrict column ?
Since both age and restrict are columns, use the whereColumn() method. Also, it looks like you want to get only records with IDs that are in $ids array. So, use whereIn():
User::whereColumn('age', '<', 'restrict')->whereIn('id', $ids)->get();
This ->where("user_id", $id) returns only one user! does not it ?
$users = DB::table('users')->whereBetween("id",$ids)
->where("age",'<','restrict')->get();
Or
$users = User::where("age",'<','restrict')->whereBetween("id",$ids)->get();
$user_emails = ["email_1#domain.com", "email_2#domain.org"];
$users = Users::whereIn("email", $user_emails);
The table for users also has a phone column for each user. What's the best way to get a list/array of the phone number as an array?
$users->all()->phone(); // Like (which is not correct)
Try to use get() like :
$users = Users::whereIn("email", $user_emails)->get(['phone'])->toArray();
Or also pluck() like :
$users = Users::whereIn("email", $user_emails)->pluck('phone')->all();
Hope this helps.
Use pluck method to fetch a specific column's values and then use toArray on returned Collection object to get results as an array.
$phoneNumbers = Users::whereIn("email", $user_emails)->pluck('phone')->toArray();
You can get all column data with get()
Example:
$user = $user::where('email', $user_emails)->get();
You can get the list with foreach loop method.
I'm stuck on a simple task.
I just need to order results coming from this call
$results = Project::all();
Where Project is a model. I've tried this
$results = Project::all()->orderBy("name");
But it didn't work. Which is the better way to obtain all data from a table and get them ordered?
You can actually do this within the query.
$results = Project::orderBy('name')->get();
This will return all results with the proper order.
You could still use sortBy (at the collection level) instead of orderBy (at the query level) if you still want to use all() since it returns a collection of objects.
Ascending Order
$results = Project::all()->sortBy("name");
Descending Order
$results = Project::all()->sortByDesc("name");
Check out the documentation about Collections for more details.
https://laravel.com/docs/5.1/collections
In addition, just to buttress the former answers, it could be sorted as well either in descending desc or ascending asc orders by adding either as the second parameter.
$results = Project::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
DO THIS:
$results = Project::orderBy('name')->get();
Why?
Because it's fast! The ordering is done in the database.
DON'T DO THIS:
$results = Project::all()->sortBy('name');
Why?
Because it's slow. First, the the rows are loaded from the database, then loaded into Laravel's Collection class, and finally, ordered in memory.
2017 update
Laravel 5.4 added orderByDesc() methods to query builder:
$results = Project::orderByDesc('name')->get();
While you need result for date as desc
$results = Project::latest('created_at')->get();
In Laravel Eloquent you have to create like the query below it will get all the data from the DB, your query is not correct:
$results = Project::all()->orderBy("name");
You have to use it in this way:
$results = Project::orderBy('name')->get();
By default, your data is in ascending order, but you can also use orderBy in the following ways:
//---Ascending Order
$results = Project::orderBy('name', 'asc')->get();
//---Descending Order
$results = Project::orderBy('name', 'desc')->get();
Check out the sortBy method for Eloquent: http://laravel.com/docs/eloquent
Note, you can do:
$results = Project::select('name')->orderBy('name')->get();
This generate a query like:
"SELECT name FROM proyect ORDER BY 'name' ASC"
In some apps when the DB is not optimized and the query is more complex, and you need prevent generate a ORDER BY in the finish SQL, you can do:
$result = Project::select('name')->get();
$result = $result->sortBy('name');
$result = $result->values()->all();
Now is php who order the result.
You instruction require call to get, because is it bring the records and orderBy the catalog
$results = Project::orderBy('name')
->get();
Example:
$results = Result::where ('id', '>=', '20')
->orderBy('id', 'desc')
->get();
In the example the data is filtered by "where" and bring records greater than 20 and orderBy catalog by order from high to low.
Try this:
$categories = Category::all()->sortByDesc("created_at");
One interesting thing is multiple order by:
according to laravel docs:
DB::table('users')
->orderBy('priority', 'desc')
->orderBy('email', 'asc')
->get();
this means laravel will sort result based on priority attribute. when it's done, it will order result with same priority based on email internally.
EDIT:
As #HedayatullahSarwary said, it's recommended to prefer Eloquent over QueryBuilder. off course i didn't encourage using QueryBuilder and we all know that each has own usecases.
Any way so why i wrote an answer with QueryBuilder? As we see in eloquent documents:
You can think of each Eloquent model as a powerful query builder allowing you to fluently query the database table associated with the model.
BTWS the above code with eloquent should be something like this:
Project::orderBy('priority', 'desc')
->orderBy('email', 'asc')
->get();