search for data in a table in laravel - php

Question

im trying to search for name or id of students in the table but i do not know how to do that with router and controller. I already have the table and search form with button i need the list to show all data initially then display only the entered data when a name is searched
here is my search form
<!-- Search form -->
<form class="d-flex align-items-center flex-nowrap" action="/search">
<input name="q" class="form-control" type="text" placeholder="Search" aria-label="Search">
<button class="btn btn-sm btn-info">Search</button>
</form>
and this is the table
<table class="table">
<thead class="thead-light">
<tr>
<th scope="col">id</th>
<th scope="col">First name</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
#foreach($students as $student)
<tr>
<td>{{ $student->cne }}</td>
<td>{{ $student->firstName }}</td>
<td>
Edit
</td>
</tr>
#endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
I would love the realtime search thingy so I can get rid of the search button lol
thank you

Answer 1

This is how I would do it (without the realtime thingy, check my comment for that)
In your controller that returns your students, you can grab the request and if it has a q parameter then you can filter your query.
public function index(Request $request)
{
$students = Student::query();
if($request->has("q") {
$students->where("cne", $request->get("q"))
->orWhere("firstName", $request->get("q")
}
return view("students.index", [
"students" => $students->get();
]);
}
You can use a LIKE operator if you'd prefer.