Laravel 5.2 IF Statement Syntax, Change Name based on Value

Question

So, I'm going to moving on from PHP native to Laravel framework. See the code below, it's must be error, but this would tell you what I want. I'm confused to the IF statement in Laravel based my database.

<td>
        {{ 
        @if($book->status==1)
            echo 'Available';
        @elseif($book->status==2)
            echo 'Lost';
        @else
            echo 'Not Available';
        @endif
        }}
</td>

Is that possible to print out the name based on database, example: if the value is 1, then I'll print out 'Lost' on my website? Thank you.

Answer 1

<td>
    @if ($book->status == 1)
        Available
    @elseif ($book->status == 2)
        Lost
    @else
        Not Available
    @endif
</td>

---

A better place for this would be in the book model itself:

public function getAvailabilityAttribute()
{
    if ($this->status == 1) return 'Available';

    if ($this->status == 2) return 'Lost';

    return 'Not Available';
}

Then you could use it directly in your view:

<td>{{ $book->availability }}</td>

Answer 2

Use like this:

<td>       
    @if($book->status==1)
        {{ 'Available' }}
    @elseif($book->status==2)
        {{ 'Lost' }}
    @else
        {{ 'Not Available' }}
    @endif
</td>