get limit from Relationship Laravel

Question

How can i get a limited items from relationship with Laravel

this is my laravel code:

 $data = $category->posts;

i want something like:

 $data = $category->posts->limit(4);

Possible duplicate of [Laravel Controller get limit number item](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38930388/laravel-controller-get-limit-number-item) — Shanu k k, Jul 19 '18 at 10:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 19 '18 at 09:59

2

Accessing a relationship like a method (i.e. $category->posts()) will give you a query builder, on which you can chain methods:

$firstFourPosts = $category->posts()->take(4)->get();

answered Jul 19 '18 at 09:59

Martin Bean

yes it solved my problem, but i want to get another relation ship from `$firstFourPosts` i was use `$data = $category->posts;` `$data->comments` but now with your code it is no longer work. sorry about my English – Ghyath Darwish Jul 19 '18 at 10:11

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 19 '18 at 13:50

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Define a separate relationship with the limit (or change posts()):

public function postsLimited() {
    return $this->posts()->limit(4);
}

$data = $category->postsLimited;

answered Jul 19 '18 at 13:50

Jonas Staudenmeir

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