Hi all, I like to build a simple Linklist plugin for a local club here. i have a Categories and a Links table, they are in relation with a pivot table so i can handle one link in multiple categories. now i have a component that is placed in a partial file (two separete partial files) to use the component twice if needed.

on my Link List Page i like to show now all Links in the Categories - but w/o the links from one specific cat. i.e the category "frontpage" `
protected function loadCategories() { $query = Category::active()->with('links')->get();

        /*
        *
        *   Show a specific Category
        *
        */

        if( $this->property('cat_slug') <> 'all' ) {
        $query =  $query->where('slug', $this->property('cat_slug') )

                        ->take($this->property('results'));
        }

        /*
        *
        *   Show all Categories
        *   but NOT the one selected as 'exclude...'
        *
        */

        if( $this->property('exclude_cat') == 'frontpage')  {
            $query = $query->where('slug' , '<>', 'frontpage' )->take($this->property('results'));
            return $query;
        }

        return $query;
    }

` this returns nothing.... too bad.

now when i use the php code block on a testpage like this here:

<? use Alex\Linklist\Models\Category; function onStart(){

    $this['categories'] = Category::where('slug', '<>', 'frontpage')->with('links')->get();
}

?> ` it works as expected.

what am i doing wrong here ? thank you for your help

you need to add the onRun() method in your component class.

Last updated 9 years ago

Thank you for anwering Sam, in my on Run() method i call loadCategories()... .. so that should basically work.

I'll come back with more code after i give it another try this week. A

so, problem solved. it was a wrong eloquent query. i had to use the full model/query thingy inside the if() statement to get it going. if( bla = foo ){ $query = Category::active()->with('links') .. here my options.. }