Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder::getAbsolutePath()

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I'm little bit confused, I get Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder::getAbsolutePath() (View: C:\Users\rust\Desktop\projectName\resources\views\container\index.blade.php)

And my show method in my ContainerController.php looks like this :

public function show($args = '')
    {
        if($document = Document::where('key', $args)->first()) {
            return response()->download(storage_path('app'). DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $document->getAbsolutePath());
        }

        $items = explode('/', $args);
        $department = Auth::user()->department;

        if (Auth::user()->hasRole('Root')) {
            $department = Department::where('slug', '=', $items[0])->first();
            $items = array_slice($items, 1);
        }

        if($department == null) {
            return redirect('/');
        }

        if(file_exists(storage_path('app' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $department->slug . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $items)))
            && !is_dir(storage_path('app' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $department->slug . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $items)))) {

            return response()->file(storage_path('app' . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $department->slug . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . implode(DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $items)));
        }

        $current_parent = 0;
        foreach ($items as $item) {
            $container = Container::where('slug', '=', $item)
                ->where('parent_id', '=', $current_parent)
                ->where('department_id', '=', $department->id)
                ->first();
            if(!$container) abort(404);
            $current_parent = $container->id;
        }

        $contents = Container::where('parent_id', '=', $current_parent)
            ->where('department_id', "=", $department->id)
            ->get();
        if (!($container = Container::find($current_parent))) {
            $container = $department;
        }

        return view('container.index', compact('container', 'contents', 'args'));
    }

I don't know what I did wrong, but I'm a little bit lost right now

It says your error is in view, are you making any calls in the view? — shahburhan, Jun 21 '19 at 14:09
Should go without saying, but please don't vandalise your question. It'll be rolled back otherwise. — Michael Dodd, Jul 03 '19 at 08:08
@rust That's because your question has an answer and that answer has been positively received. To be able to delete the question after the fact would be unfair on the time Vikash has spent trying to help you on this question. You can find the conditions for being able to self-delete a question [on the help pages](https://stackoverflow.com/help/deleted-questions) — Michael Dodd, Jul 03 '19 at 08:54

Vikash Pathak · Answer 1 · 2019-06-21T14:15:53.653

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In your code... $document is the laravel collection.. not file object. Try load the file and then call getAbsolutePath() with that.

// code snippts.

if($document = Document::where('key', $args)->first()) {
            return response()->download(storage_path('app'). DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $document->getAbsolutePath());
}

Edited: And in your view you are also using the collection with $container->getAbsolutePath() at line no: 65.

edited Jun 21 '19 at 14:15

answered Jun 21 '19 at 14:09

Vikash Pathak

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I have pointed you the wrong code in your view file.. check the `Edited` section. – Vikash Pathak Jun 21 '19 at 14:16
You can comment that line and check if it works... – Vikash Pathak Jun 21 '19 at 14:16
Would you like to link a docuement url in view correct? – Vikash Pathak Jun 21 '19 at 14:17
comment in view, replace `{{ route('new-doc', ['args' => $container->getAbsolutePath()]) }}` with `#` just for the debug. – Vikash Pathak Jun 21 '19 at 14:18
It says `Undefined variable: contents (View: C:\Users\rust\Desktop\projectName\resources\views\container\index.blade.php)` – Jun 21 '19 at 14:20
Now comment first `if condition` in controller > action. Because you have used `=` assignment operator there... and it's returning from there. – Vikash Pathak Jun 21 '19 at 14:23
Let us [continue this discussion in chat](https://chat.stackoverflow.com/rooms/195354/discussion-between-vikash-pathak-and-rust). – Vikash Pathak Jun 21 '19 at 14:23

Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder::getAbsolutePath()

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