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Fredi
Fredi

Reputation: 159

Laravel blade: Access method inside User model for authorized user

Authorized user info can be accessed in blades using auth()->user()->info.. , also other users info by App\User::where('id' , someid) , but how to call methods inside User Model for authorized user?

What i tried:

App\User::where('id' , auth()->user()->id)->MyMethod(another-user-instance); //Error: undefined method
App\User::MyMethod(another-user-instance): //Error: Wrong call, Its not static method!
App\User->MyMethod(another-user-instance): //Error: What? Unexpected ->

I have a Post model that is connected to User model using belongsTo, I can easily access my method in User by $AnyPostInstance->BelongToUser->MyMethod(another-user-instance) , but i don't know how to handle it for authorized user.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1411

Answers (2)

Mateus Junges
Mateus Junges

Reputation: 2602

You should do something like this:

App\User::where('id' , auth()->user()->id)->first()->MyMethod(another-user-instance);

The line above can be replaced with this one:

auth()->user()->myMethod(another-user-instance);

Hope it helps.

Upvotes: 1

Tim Lewis
Tim Lewis

Reputation: 29278

Well, first of all, calling the following is redundant:

App\User::where('id' , auth()->user()->id)

You're accessing the existing User, via auth()->user() to get its id and query for the exact same User. Don't do that.

Secondly, you need to use ->first() if you're calling App\User:

$user = App\User::first()->myMethod();

If you don't call ->first(), then you're accessing the Builder class, which doesn't have a myMethod() function.

So, ways to access:

auth()->user()->myMethod();
// This will access the currently logged in User

App\User::first()->myMethod(); 
// This will get the first User from the database

App\User::where("id", "=", $someUserId)->first()->myMethod(); 
// This will return a specific user matching `$someUserId`

Upvotes: 1

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