Undefined property, even though it's there

Question

I have an object, Brand, and I want to print the id of this object.

I am getting the following error when doing return Sentry::getUser()->brand()->get()->id:

Undefined property: Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection::$id

However, if I remove the ->id part, I am getting the whole object just fine, including the id (return Sentry::getUser()->brand()->get())

What am I doing wrong?

Answer 1

You need to use:

return Sentry::getUser()->brand()->first()->id;

Otherwise, you end up with a collection of users (even though that collection may only contain one user).

Answer 2

it might be reserved in a framework you used. My guess s that every object of any kind is a default object-type object that has an id of its own. If possible change the "id" to brand_id or something like that.

Answer 3

If there is only one object and will always be one, you can use return Sentry::getUser()->brand()->first()->id. That retrieves a single object, while get () returns an array of objects even if there is only one match.