Error: "Trying to get property 'name' of non-object" when accessing user name in Blade view

Question

I'm trying to get name of a user using the following code, but i'm getting an error. please help. The error is

"Trying to get property 'name' of non-object (View: /var/www/html/laravel/imarker/resources/views/student/exams/available.blade.php)"

@foreach($availableExams as $exam)
     @foreach($exam->user as $user)
           {{($user->name)}}
     @endforeach
    @endforeach

Exam Model

 public function user(){
    return $this->belongsTo('App\User');
}

User Model

public function exams(){
    return $this->hasMany('App\Exam');
}

Controller

public function availableExams(){
    $users = User::all();
    $availableExams = Exam::all();
    return 
view('student/exams/available',compact('availableExams', 'users'));
   }

when i dd($user) it returns true instead of the name. what could be the name? — Timothy Mach
– Timothy Mach, Commented Apr 6, 2019 at 6:21
yes, because user method has relationship belongs to so it returns only one record, try to dd $exam->user in view you will get an idea. — Maulik Shah
– Maulik Shah, Commented Apr 6, 2019 at 6:30
why use two foreach?If each exam belongsTo one user you need one foreach in view..{{$exam->user->name }} — Mohammad Hosseini
– Mohammad Hosseini, Commented Apr 6, 2019 at 6:32

ajthinking · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-06 06:29:59Z

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Each Exam has one User and that User has a name? Try this:

@foreach($availableExams as $exam)
    {{$exam->user->name }}
@endforeach

answered Apr 6, 2019 at 6:29

ajthinking

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Timothy Mach Over a year ago

this is crazy. when i {{dd($exam->user->name) }} i get the name, but once i use {{$exam->user->name}} i get the same error Trying to get property 'name' of non-object (View: ...

Mohammad Hosseini Over a year ago

@TimothyMach when you use dd($exam->user->name) what's dump exactly?copy please

Timothy Mach Over a year ago

@mohammadHosseini I get "Mach Turor" - which is what I want.

ajthinking Over a year ago

Something is funky. Can you try {{ $exam->user()->first()->name }}

Timothy Mach Over a year ago

@Anders the problem was checking if a user exists. ` {{$exam->user->name ?? 'No tutor found'}} ` Thats how i solved it. Thanks so much. you gave me a hint

Timothy Mach · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-06 06:54:16Z

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Got it. One user was missing. using an if statement to check if the object exists solves it. Using 2 arrows risks finding an empty item/object and that causes problems, hence the need for the condition clause. Thank you guys.

@foreach($availableExams as $exam)
    {{$exam->user->name ?? 'No tutor found'}} 
 @endforeach

answered Apr 6, 2019 at 6:54

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Mohsin Ali · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-06 07:21:35Z

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Update your blade file.

@foreach($availableExams as $exam)
           {{ $exam->user()->first()->name }}
@endforeach

answered Apr 6, 2019 at 7:21

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