How to set limit to 4 users? - php

Question

I have this section on my website: [1]: https://imgur.com/a/xJjb1ww "section"
I want to limit this photos to show max. 4 contacts, because if I have more, it looks bad.How can I add to this a max. limit to show?Sorry for so much code but I don't know exactly where is my function.Thank you.
Here is my view:
<!-- Tabs Widget -->
<div class="tab-content" style="padding: 8px !important">
<?php $count_user = 0; ?>
#foreach($user->contact as $contact)
<div id="contact<?php echo $count_user++; ?>" class="tab-pane magazine-sb-categories <?php if($count_user == 1){ echo "active"; } ?>">
<div class="row team-v1">
<ul class="list-unstyled col-xs-12" style="margin-bottom: -10px">
<li><h3 style="margin-top: 5px !important;text-transform: none; " >
#if($contact->role[0]->slug == "individuals")
<i style="font-size: 13px;" class="icon-user"></i>
#elseif($contact->role[0]->slug =='organizations')
<i style="font-size: 13px;" class="icon-hotel-restaurant-172 u-line-icon-pro fa- fa-lg"></i>
#endif
<a style="font-size: 14px" href="{{ url('') }}/{{ $contact->username }}">{{ $contact->username }}</a></h3>
<p>
<strong><i class="icon-real-estate-020 u-line-icon-pro"></i> : </strong><a>{{ $contact->country->country }}</a><br>
<strong><i class="icon-screen-tablet fa-" aria-hidden="true"></i> : </strong><a>{{ $contact->industry->industry }}</a><br>
#if($contact->role[0]->slug == "individuals")
#foreach($contact->career_path as $career_path)
<i style="font-size: 13px" class="icon-speedometer"></i> : {{ $career_path->functions->function }}
#break;
#endforeach
#elseif($contact->role[0]->slug =='organizations')
<i style="font-size: 13px" class="icon-frame fa-"></i> : {{ $user->organization_type->organization_type }}<br>
#endif
</p>
</ul>
</div>
#endforeach
Here is my User.php:
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Auth\User as Authenticatable;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
use Illuminate\Pagination\LengthAwarePaginator;
use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
class User extends Authenticatable
{
use SoftDeletes;
/**
* The attributes that are mass assignable.
*
* #var array
*/
// protected $fillable = [
// 'name', 'email', 'password',
// ];
/**
* The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
*
* #var array
*/
// protected $hidden = [
// 'password', 'remember_token',
// ];
public function comment()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\Comment');
}
public function country()
{
// return $this->hasOne('App\Country','state_country_id','id');
return $this->belongsTo('App\Country','country_id','id');
}
public function organization_type()
{
// return $this->hasOne('App\Country','state_country_id','id');
return $this->belongsTo('App\OrganizationType');
}
public function industry()
{
// return $this->hasOne('App\Country','state_country_id','id');
return $this->belongsTo('App\Industry');
}
public function career_path()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\CareerPath');
}
public function education()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\Education');
}
public function about()
{
return $this->hasOne('App\About');
}
public function portfolio()
{
return $this->hasOne('App\Portfolio');
}
public function language_skills_selected()
{
return $this->belongsToMany('App\LanguageSkill','language_skills_selected','user_id','language_skills');
}
public function offices_branch()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\OfficesBranch');
}
public function my_alert()
{
return $this->hasOne('App\MyAlert');
}
public function privancy_setting()
{
return $this->hasOne('App\PrivancySetting');
}
public function event()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\Event');
}
public function news()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\News');
}
public function opinion()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\Opinion');
}
public function career_solution()
{
return $this->hasMany('App\CareerSolution');
}
public function contact()
{
return $this->belongsToMany('App\User','contacts','contact_id','user_id');
}
public function user()
{
return $this->belongsToMany('App\User','contacts','user_id','contact_id');
}
}

Answer 1

public function contact()
{
return $this->belongsToMany('App\User','contacts','contact_id','user_id')->limit(4);
}
This should be done in User.php.

Answer 2

If you have a relationship set up for $user->contact (i.e. hasMany), you should be able to call it like this in your loop in your blade file:
$limitedContacts = $user->contact->limit(4);
#foreach($limitedContacts as $contact)
....
#endforeach