How do I return a value of another user from database in Laravel

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I am using the basic authentication system included in laravel package and have a user schema which contains the following:

Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->increments('id');
            $table->string('name');
            $table->string('email')->unique();
            $table->string('password');
            $table->rememberToken();
            $table->timestamps();
        });

I am using Auth::user()->name to return the name of current user.

Is there a pre-defined function to return the name of user with a specific id?

If not, how can I do it?

Ali Rasheed · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-26 06:19:42Z

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If you are using Auth::user()->name to return the name of the user then you can use Auth::user()->id to return that user's id.

Please add more details to the question you are asking?

Auth::user() is basically a middleware that checks if the user is logged in or not. It will only return the value of the logged user.

Now if you want to get the data of a user using an id. You can user controller function..

first of all declare User class on top of controller

use User;

Then write the function

public function getUser($id)
{
    $user = User::where('id','=',$id)
    ->first();
    return $user;
}

to access it

go to web.php and write a route

Route::get('/user/{id}','YourController@getUser');

and now access it through

localhost:8000/user/1

edited Mar 26, 2017 at 6:19

answered Mar 26, 2017 at 6:09

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Ohgodwhy · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-26 06:16:22Z

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User is a model located here:

App\User;

You can reference this model and use Eloquent to do it by finding a specific user by their ID:

$user = App\User::find($id);

Alternative, you can use the fluid query builder if you prefer:

$user = Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB::table('users')->where('id', $id)->first();

Both of these methods will work correctly. It just depends on your needs.

answered Mar 26, 2017 at 6:16

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Benjamin Diaz · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-26 06:17:04Z

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I would sincerely recommend to go and read the docs.

$user = App\User::find($id);
// Check if null or use App\User::findOrFail($id)
$user->name();

answered Mar 26, 2017 at 6:17

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