I have 2 models, Building and Apartment. Building has a column named address and apartment has a column named addresss

I want to add relation like this:

public function building() {
    return $this->belongsTo(Building::class, 'addresss', 'address');
}

But then this gives null:

Apartment::first()->building

Even if this works:

Apartment::first()->building()->first()

So what should I do to get it to work using only this:

Apartment::first()->building

CodePudding user response：

If i kept it right the Apartment is part of the building?

That is why you set the Relation in Model Apartment:

public function building() {
    return $this->belongsTo(Building::class, 'addresss', 'address');
}

When i use the belongsTo Relation, I just mention the class and do not append anymore inside the brackets like in this case:

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

What is the purpose of mentioning appartment's addresss aswell in the relation ? Have you set the foreign key's propely & set a hasMany Relationship in the Building-Model ?

Regards.

CodePudding user response：

The issue was I had a column in apartments table named building, removing this fixed it