Level 67
just make a new relationship and have that one return hasMany(Photo::class)->first().
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Sep 3, 2017
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Eloquent Relation Scopes?
Hi all,
Suppose I have two Eloquent models, one for 'Product' and one for 'Photos'. Now suppose I have a many-to-many relationship between the two (don't ask, silly architecture needs for this particular project).
As it stands, if I want to get the first photo, I need to to access it like $product->photos->first(). However, there are many places where I need to get the first photo, and it feels cumbersome to handle it like this.
Is it possible to define a relationship scope that will always return the first photo? So I could write something like $product->firstPhoto and this would always return the first photo as a single object, rather than an array of objects?
EDIT: Oh, and just for fun, there are additional attributes in the pivot table, so any written relation can't bypass it.
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Thanks! I didn't realize I could apply actions directly to relations like that.
Level 67
@PeregrineStudios You can apply any query builder method to it as long as it doesn't execute the query, like ->get(), etc. I have an orderBy on most of my relationships.
Level 1
Hey there,
Grateful for the insights on Eloquent Relation Scopes! Streamlining my code with a custom relationship scope like $product->firstPhoto will make fetching the first photo a breeze. Your suggestions are a game-changer for my project. Also, just like enhancing photos with Remini, you've enhanced my coding experience Or try to Visit : www.reminihub.com
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