Eloquent ::all() returns a Collection object from an empty table

[driesvints]

I might be doing something wrong here but I followed the very basic example from the docs.

I'm simple retrieving all the users from the database which is empty but I get a Collection object back with 2 protected variables so my result isn't really 'empty'.

PHP code in the Controller:

class UsersController extends BaseController {

    public function index()
    {
        $users = User::all();
        var_dump($users);

        return View::make('admin.users.index')->with('users', $users);
    }

}

Response from var_dump:

object(Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection)#130 (2) { ["items":protected]=> array(0) { } ["dictionary":protected]=> array(0) { } }

This means that I can't do the following in a Blade view because it will always pass the if statement:

@if($users)

The user model is pretty basic:

class User extends Eloquent {

    protected $table = 'users';

}

Any ideas? :-/

[robclancy]

Use

@If (count($users))

?

[driesvints]

Ah yes, you're right. Sorry my bad. I was a bit confused by it returning an object.

[aaqibmehran]

I am new to laravel.
I have a eloquent model named Property. Now when I do
Property::where('user_id', 1)->get();
Like normal sql or codeigniter it doesn't returns array or std Class object but something like below. Help with this kindly.

Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection Object
(
[items:protected] => Array
(
[0] => App\Property Object
(
[table:protected] => properties
[connection:protected] =>
[primaryKey:protected] => id
[keyType:protected] => int
[perPage:protected] => 15
[incrementing] => 1
[timestamps] => 1
[attributes:protected] => Array
(
[id] => 1
[title_en] => house
[title_ar] => مسكن
[address_en] => mecca saudi arabia
[address_ar] => مكة السعودية
[description_en] => this is very good house
[description_ar] => هذا هو منزل جيد جدا
[city] => 1
[built_year] => 2017
[type] => 2
[purpose] => 1
[bedrooms] => 2
[bathrooms] => 2
[kitchens] => 1
[garages] => 1
[features] =>
[security] => 10
[price] => 500
[pictures] => 1-1513600608-download.jpg,2-1513600560-download.jpg
[user_id] => 3
[created_at] =>
[updated_at] =>
)