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DrPrez said:

I believe you can only use $table without $this->

Then the debugger screams:

Undefined variable: table
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$table is an instance variable, not a static variable, so you can't use it in a static function (basic PHP).

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thepsion5 said:

$table is an instance variable, not a static variable, so you can't use it in a static function (basic PHP).

So what's the solution? Is it impossible to add variables to a model in Laravel?

If i remove the "static" from the method it looks like this

public function getCustomers()

but then Laravel again screams

Non-static method Vorlauf::getCustomers() should not be called statically, assuming $this from incompatible context

Thanks, Sharping

Last updated 2 years ago.
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You could try and define $table as a static variable. Or could use something like this:

public function getDistinctCustomerNames()
{
    $customer = new Customer;
    return DB::select("SELECT DISTINCT customer FROM ".$customer->table." ORDER BY customer ASC");
}
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No chance! :-( This only happens if the class extends Eloquent...

If i put the method directly into the Controller it works.

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Is this really so complicated?

I just want to define $table once "in the header" to use it in several methods of the Model (without hardcoding the table name everytime inside the query):

<?php

class CustomerModel extends Eloquent {

public $table = 'customers';
public $timestamps = false;

public static function getCustomers(){return DB::select("SELECT * FROM ".$this->table);}
public static function getSomething(){return DB::select("SELECT * FROM ".$this->table);}
public static function getCities(){return DB::select("SELECT * FROM ".$this->table);}
 
}
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DrPrez said:

Sorry my bad, correct way is...


public static $variable = 'value';

public static function whatever()
{
   dd(self::$variable);
}

That's what I meant when I suggested that Sharping declare $table as a static variable.

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