Laravel Eloquent belongsto relationship returns null

Question

I have two Eloquent models:

1) Post

class Post extends Model
{
    protected $table = 'posts';
    protected $fillable = ['id', 'user_id', 'product_id', 'site_id', 'link_id', 'body', 'created_at', 'updated_at'];

    public function user(){
        return $this->belongsTo(User::class);
    }

    public function product(){
        return $this->belongsTo(Product::class);
    }

2) Product

protected $table = 'products';
protected $fillable = ['id', 'user_id', 'manufacturer_id', 'shift_product_id', 'name', 'english_name',
                        'slug', 'text', 'spec', 'live', 'created_at', 'updated_at'];

public function posts(){
    return $this->hasMany(Post::class);
}

I need to get the product from a post I do that:

$posts = Post::get();

foreach($posts as $key){
    dd($key->product);
}

Like this it returns NULL If I do like this: dd($key->product()); I get the product but I can't to use that

but I need to get something like that to use whant I need:

Answer 1

Try to point out foregin key and other key in relation, examples:

public function post()
{
    return $this->belongsTo('App\Post', 'foreign_key', 'other_key');
}

public function user()
{
    return $this->belongsTo('App\User', 'foreign_key', 'other_key');
}

More: https://laravel.com/docs/5.5/eloquent-relationships

Answer 2

The relationship probably doesn't exist in the database.

Based on your fillable array on Post , the way you have the relationships setup looks correct as you are following naming conventions for keys and your belongsTo relationship methods have the correct name for convention.

$post->product() is not returning your Product model. It is returning a Relation type object ( BelongsTo ). This is used for querying the relationship. $post->product would be the dynamic property for the relationship that would return the already loaded relationship or load the relationship and give you the result.

Laravel 5.5 Docs - Eloquent - Relationships - Relationship Methods Vs. Dynamic Properties

If the relationships are setup correctly $post->product being null would mean the relationship doesn't actually exist in the database, no matching id in products for product_id or product_id being null. (assuming no foreign key constraint)

Side note: eager loading the relationship would be a good idea:

$posts = Post::with('product')->get();

Answer 3

i found my problem i dont have in the DB product with ID = 1 :/ stuped problem

thanks for all the help i leran alot from u.

Answer 4

I just came across this post because I got a similar error while working on a project.

What I discovered is that when you query a model with the all() method, it ignores the related softdeleted rows.

When you try to access them tho, you get the null

Answer 5

Remember to hit save() after associate and dissociate. Got me a couple of times:

$model->relation()->associate($record)->save();