Provides a convenient shortcut for accessing distant relations via an intermediate relation.
Countries
id - integer
name - string
users
id - integer
country_id - integer
name - string
posts
id - integer
user_id - integer
title - string
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Country extends Model
{
/**
* Get all of the posts for the country.
*/
public function posts()
{
return $this->hasManyThrough('App\Post', 'App\User');
}
}
Class Country extends Model
{
public function posts()
{
return $this->hasManyThrough(
'App\Post',
'App\User',
'country_id', // Foreign key on users table...
'user_id', // Foreign key on posts table...
'id', // Local key on countries table...
'id' // Local key on users table...
);
}
}