I am searching for data, as in usernames. I got it to work by using a static name like <p>Jordan1</p>
but when I want to make it dynamic as in having my actual users' name reflect on the page it doesn't work when I used this method
{{ $user->getNameOrUsername() }}
In return I get this error:
BadMethodCallException in Builder.php line 2130:
Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::getNameOrUsername()
userblock.blade.php
<div class="media">
<a class="pull-left" href="#">
<img class="media-object" alt="{{ $user->getNameOrUsername() }}" src="">
</a>
<div class="media-body">
<h4 class="media-heading">
<a href="#">{{ $user->getNameOrUsername() }}</a>
</h4>
@if ($user->location)
<p>{{ $user->location }}</p>
@endif
</div>
</div>
results.blade.php
@include('layouts.--header')
<div class="container">
<h4>Your search for "{{ Request::input('query') }}"</h4>
@if (!$users->count())
<p> No results found, sorry.</p>
@else
<div class="row">
<div class="col-lg-12">
@foreach ($users as $user)
@include('search.userblock')
@endforeach
</div>
</div>
@endif
</div>
@include('layouts.--footer')
SearchController.php
<?php
namespace SCM\Http\Controllers;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use DB;
use SCM\User;
use Illuminate\Http\Requests;
class SearchController extends Controller
{
public function getResults(Request $request)
{
$query = $request->input('query');
if (!$query) {
return redirect ()->route('welcome');
}
$users = User::where(DB::raw("CONCAT(first_name, ' ', last_name)"), '
LIKE', "%{$query}%")
->orWhere('username', 'LIKE', "%{$query}%")
->get();
return view('search.results')->with('users', $users);
}
}
routes.php
<?php
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Routes File
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you will register all of the routes in an application.
| It's a breeze. Simply tell Laravel the URIs it should respond to
| and give it the controller to call when that URI is requested.
|
*/
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Application Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| This route group applies the "web" middleware group to every route
| it contains. The "web" middleware group is defined in your HTTP
| kernel and includes session state, CSRF protection, and more.
|
*/
Route::group(['middleware' => ['web']], function () {
Route::get('/login', function () {
return view('auth/login');
});
Route::get('/register', function () {
return view('auth/login');
});
});
Route::group(['middleware' => 'web'], function () {
Route::auth();
Route::get('/', [
'as' => 'welcome', 'uses' => 'WelcomeController@index'
]);
Route::get('/profile', function () {
return view('layouts/-profile');
});
Route::get('profile/{username}', function () {
return view('layouts/-profile');
});
Route::get('settings/{username}', function () {
return view('layouts/-settings');
});
Route::get('/settings', function () {
return view('layouts/-settings');
});
Route::get('/home', 'HomeController@index');
});
/**
* Search
*/
Route::get('/search', [
'as' => 'search.results', 'uses' => 'SearchController@getResults'
]);