I have this code
$list = Elements::where('list_id', $id)->with('visitors')->get()->sortBy(function($t)
{
return $t->visitors->count();
});
return json_encode($list);
This code returns object, not array. How I can change it?
You should add ->values() if you want an actual JSON array in the end.
As you might add other manipulations like filters and transforms, I'd call ->values() at the very last moment:
return json_encode($list->values());
The reason for using ->values() over other options is that it resets the array keys. If you try returning some associative array (like ['name' => 'Roman'] or even [1 => 'item', 0 => 'other']), it will always get encoded as an object. You need to have a plain array (with sequential integer keys starting at 0) to avoid unexpected things that filtering and sorting will do.
You just need to call the ->all() Collection method, so
$list = Elements::where('list_id', $id)->with('visitors')->get()->sortBy(function($t)
{
return $t->visitors->count();
}
)->all();
this differs to the ->toArray() method because it will also cast to array also the object inside the collection, and not only the colletion itself (actually ->all() won't cast anything, it will just return the elements inside the collection)
$list = Elements::where('list_id', $id)->with('visitors')->get();;
This code return Collection Instance. $collection->sortBy(...); also is Collection instance. For get array in Collection you must be use or ->toArray(), or ->all()
In your case you can use
$list = Elements::where('list_id', $id)->with('visitors')->get()->sortBy(function($t) {
return $t->visitors->count();
})->toArray();
