How to check if a Laravel Collection is empty?

Question

I create a view by doing an eloquent query and then pass it over to Blade.

@if($contacts != null)
//display contacts
@else
You dont have contacts
@endif

However it always assume that $contacts has something even if the query gives me nothing.

I did dd($contacts) and get:

Collection {#247 ▼
  #items: []
}

How do I check if it is empty?

Calisaya

Answer 1

If it is a Eloquent Collection as it appears to be from your example you can use the isEmpty collection helper function;

@if(!$contacts->isEmpty())
//display contacts
@else
You dont have contacts
@endif

Collections Documentation

Ite

Answer 2

There are few ways:

if (!empty($contacts))

if (!contacts->isEmpty())

if (count($contacts) > 0)

if ($contacts->count() > 0)

Alston

You'll run into issues with count($contacts) > 0 on PHP 7.2+ – Babbittry

if (!empty($contacts)) - This is not giving correct output – Spoils

Answer 3

Your Eloquent query returns an array of result, so you can use count.

@if(count($contacts) > 0)
//Display contacts
@else
//No contacts
@endif

Stony

It's not an array of results, it's an Eloquent Collection object that implements array interfaces. – Cosec

@JeremyHarris of course you're right, I just meant the result is an array :) – Stony

this is what I needed. I was trying to check whether my url parameters were empty, using empty($request->request), but that was returning false even when no query strings were set. Your method worked however. – Meister

Answer 4

Your $contacts is empty. Bcoz Your query is unable to get data. Once your query unable to get data it's return an empty arrya. So check it

    @if($contacts->isEmpty())
    {{ 'Empty' }} 
    @else
   {{ 'you have data' }}
    @endif

Enfold

Answer 5

You can use blank($contacts)
Helpers Laravel: blank

Wrangler

Answer 6

You must do the following:

in the view of your " ContactController ":

public function index()
{
   $contacts = Contact::all();
   return view('page.index', compact('contacts'))
}

later on view " index.blade.php ":

@if (collect($contacts)->isEmpty()) {{-- remember that $contact is your variable --}}
   <p>There is no record available at this time</p>
@else
   @foreach($contacts as $contact)
      {{$contact->name_contact}}
   @endforeach
@endif

Now, I suppose you have a model called Contact

Figurative

Answer 7

if(count($profiles) > 0){
            return redirect()->action('NameController@name');
        }else{
            return view('user');
        }

this also works fine in a controller

Supersonic

Answer 8

i added method as global in my helper class

function isNullOrEmpty($value)
{
    return is_null($value) || empty($value);
}

Sousa

return is_null($value) || empty($value); is working too hard -- this is equivalent to return !$value. – Shoon