Get results as simple value from Laravel query builder

Question

I get the output of the values as following in the postman. [{"currentVersion":1.1}]

How can i get output in simple form as: 1.1

$currentVersion = DB::table('app_Version')
    ->select('currentVersion')
    ->get();
echo $currentVersion

How can i get output in simple form as: 1.1

tptcat · Accepted Answer · 2017-09-16 14:16:29Z

1

You would do:

echo $currentVersion[0]->currentVersion;

However, if you know you'll always have one record, you could simplify this a bit with:

$result = DB::table('app_Version')->first(['currentVersion']);
echo $result->currentVersion;

answered Sep 16, 2017 at 14:16

tptcat

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