How do I retrieve only one data column of the latest date?-CodePudding

I have 2 columns of information，time check in and time check out. I filled in these 2 columns by retrieving data from attendance_records_table. Below are the code to retrieve data from the table,

@foreach(App\Models\AttendanceRecord::get() as $data)
<td ></td>
<td >{{$data -> date_checkIn}} <br>
{{$data -> time_checkIn}} <br>
{{$data -> location_checkIn}}
</td>

<td > <br>
{{$data -> time_checkOut}} <br>                                                             
{{$data -> location_checkOut}}
</td>
@endforeach

Now the data is showing but it is showing all the info that are in the table. I want it to be showing only the latest date. I attach here 3 screenshots so you can understand my situation better and also how the data in attendance_record table is also used to store a historical data. Please help. https://paste.pics/b4d3ee73973a07e36a509a1176f88870, https://paste.pics/1d09d18e404e57bcac528f5276f473e6, https://paste.pics/d17371f74cd21bf598f41e54522d9a08.

CodePudding user response：

You can get the latest record by using the orderBy and first method.

In your controller you can

 $data['latest_date'] = App\Models\AttendanceRecord::orderBy('date_checkIn', 'desc')->first();
 return view('your_view', $data);

and in your view you can access by $latest_date variable

and avoid writing eloquent queries in the views for cleaner code and good practices.

CodePudding user response：

To retrieve only the latest date from your attendance_records_table, you can use the orderBy and first methods in your Eloquent query. For example:

$latestRecord = App\Models\AttendanceRecord::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->first();

This will retrieve the attendance record with the most recent created_at timestamp. You can then access the individual fields of this record in your view, like this:

<td ></td>
<td >
    {{ $latestRecord->date_checkIn }} <br>
    {{ $latestRecord->time_checkIn }} <br>
    {{ $latestRecord->location_checkIn }}
</td>

<td >
    <br>
    {{ $latestRecord->time_checkOut }} <br>
    {{ $latestRecord->location_checkOut }}
</td>