Pagination - call to undefined method ::links - php

Question

I'm trying to paginate data that's returned from a model.
But keep getting an error :
Call to undefined method App\Shortlist::links()
Its on my Shortlist model and the code I'm using the paginate is (Controller)...
public function shortlist()
{
$view_data = array
(
'shortlist' => Shortlist::where('user_id', $this->user_id)->with('property')->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->paginate(4)
);
$view = 'frontend.'.themeOptions().'.account.shortlist';
// Change View Per Template...
if(view()->exists($view))
{
// Shared View in the Templates...
return view($view, $view_data);
}
else
{
// Load Shared View...
return view('frontend.shared.account.shortlist', $view_data);
}
}
Then in my view, I'm using :
{{ $shortlist->links() }}
But keep getting that error, any help as to why?
Thanks

Answer 1

$shortlist is not defined, you need to return that collection to your view.
You can call ->links() on a collection. $view_data is just an array, you want to access the shortlist collection in that array, so you need to call it like this
{{ $view_data['shortlist']->links() }}
Further why do you create this variable:
$view_data = array
(
'shortlist' => Shortlist::where('user_id', $this->user_id)->with('property')->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->paginate(4)
);
if you don't use it. If you don't use it I would just declare it like this:
$shortlist = Shortlist::where('user_id', $this->user_id)->with('property')->orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->paginate(4);
and return that to your view, looks cleaner.