Laravel: get() returning array?

Question

I have a simple eloquent query:

$comments = Comment::where('approved',1)->orderBy('created_at','desc')->get();

return view('comments.approved', compact('comments'));

I am trying to access the data in view using the following syntax

@foreach($comments as $comment)

{{ $comment->content }}

@endforeach

I am getting the following error

Trying to get property of non-object (View: ...

I was able to resolve the problem by either of these

{{ @$comment->content }}
or
{{ $comment['content'] }}

However, I fail to understand why get() is returning an array instead of collection. Isn't get() suppose to return collection of objects?

user527892 · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-22 13:30:36Z

2

Creates an array containing variables and their values.

So you're changing it to an array as you pass it to your view. Try it without using compact() and see if you get the response you're expecting.

return view('comments.approved', ['comments' => $comments]);

answered Jul 22, 2015 at 13:30

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