Problem with fetching data from database in Laravel - php

Question

I have a search form to list properties/ads through certain criteria. I am trying to fetch all properties based on offer or demand, depending on what is clicked in the form. I have three tables
properties (id, price, location)
properties_categories (property_id, category_id)
categories (id, category, priority)
In the row category in the categories table, there are two values, offer, and demand. With the current code when I select offer or demand and click submit I get [] empty array. Any help is appreciated. Here is my code:
Category.php
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Category extends Model
{
public $timestamps = false;
public function property()
{
return $this->belongsToMany(Property::class);
}
}
Property.php
<?php
namespace App;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Property extends Model
{
protected $guarded = ['id'];
public function category()
{
return $this->belongsToMany(Category::class, 'properties_categories')->orderBy('priority', 'asc');
}
}
CategoryController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Category;
use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
use App\Property;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redirect;
class CategoryController extends Controller
{
public function index()
{
return view('categories.search', compact('data'));
}
public function search($propertyBidAsk, $propertyType, $propertyPayment, $city, $price, $quadrature, Request $request, Property $property)
{
$category = $property->category;
if (!empty($request->propertyBidAsk)) {
return $property->category()->where('category', $request->propertyBidAsk)->get();
}
$results = $property;
return view('categories.search', compact('category', 'results'));
}
}
search.blade.php
<div>
#if(isset($results))
<table class="table">
<thead>
<th>Property Bid Ask</th>
</thead>
<tbody>
#foreach ($results as $result)
<tr>
<td>{{ $result->category[0]->category }}</td>
</tr>
#endforeach
</tbody>
</table>
#endif
</div>
<form id="searchForm" method="GET" action="/search">
<div class="col-md-4 mb-6">
<h5>Payment</h4>
<div class="d-block my-3">
<div class="custom-control custom-radio">
<input id="offer" name="propertyBidAsk" value="offer" type="radio" class="custom-control-input">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="offer">Offer</label>
</div>
<div class="custom-control custom-radio">
<input id="demand" name="propertyBidAsk" value="demand" type="radio" class="custom-control-input">
<label class="custom-control-label" for="demand">Demand</label>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<button class="btn btn-primary btn-lg btn-block" type="submit">Search</button>
</form>
web.php
Route::get('/search', 'CategoryController#index');
Route::get('/search/{propertyBidAsk}/{propertyPayment}/{propertyType}/
{city}/{price}/{quadrature}', 'CategoryController#search');

Answer 1

Use different route names and remove route params like the below code,
Route::get('/search-data', 'CategoryController#search');
Also, remove parameters from the search action and use request() in your search function.