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Hi. I am trying to use a variable where is outside of model query inside it as following codes but it doesn't work. Normally I can use it inside function by making global..
public function setPriority ($id) {
$affectingJob = Job::find($id);
$machine_id = 1;
$affectedJobQueue = Job::where([['state_id', 1],['user_id', Auth::user()->parent_user_id]])->with(['order' => function ($query) {
global $machine_id;
$query->where('machine_id', $machine_id);
}])->get()->min('queue');
what's the problem in my code??
@mecjos try this
public function setPriority ($id) {
$affectingJob = Job::find($id);
$machine_id = 1;
$affectedJobQueue = Job::where([['state_id', 1],['user_id', Auth::user()->parent_user_id]])->with(['order' => function ($query) use ($machine_id) {
$query->where('machine_id', $machine_id);
}])->get()->min('queue');
@mecjos You shouldn’t be using global variables like this. That suggests you’re doing something that could be done in a much better way.
Can you explain what it is you’re actually trying to do, and not how you’re trying to do it?
Pretend you never heard of global variables - they were for your dad's php
OK, with no globals available to you, what are your options? Well it depends on when and where you need to set this scope?
@deepu07 Thank you.. That worked.
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