Check if a query has results

Hello, i have a search box on my website

now on the view i have this

    @if ($query === null)
    {
        <h4 style="text-transform: lowercase;">no results for: #{{ $query }}</h4>
        }
    @else 
    {
                <h4 style="text-transform: lowercase;">results for: #{{ $query }}</h4>
        }
        @endif

Now only the else statement works no matter if the query is null or not.

How can i check if the query has results in it ?

edoc

8 years ago

Level 24

Hi @Acidust

If your $query is a collection.

@if($query->isEmpty()) should do the trick

3 likes

Sidart

8 years ago

Level 12

@edoc tried it before u suggested, it says

call to a member function isempty() on string

Cronix

8 years ago

Level 67

Show your actual $query that you are checking against.

edoc

8 years ago

Level 24

Like @Cronix says if you show us your controller we can solve your problem

Sidart

8 years ago

Level 12

@Cronix , @edoc sorry guys for not posting it!!

here you go!

public function scopeSearch(Request $request)
   {
       $query = $request->q;
       $posts = Post::where('title','like',"%$query%")->paginate(10);
       return view('blog.search')->withQuery($query)->withPosts($posts);
   }

edoc

8 years ago

Best Answer

Level 24

You know what you can do is