Laravel query returns builder instead of collection - php

Question

I am new to laravel and trying to have a result.
My code is this:
class GegonosController extends Controller
{
public function index($gid = null, $cid = null, $nid = null)
{
if (is_null($cid) and is_null($nid) and is_null($gid)) {
$gegon = Gegono::orderBy('created_at','desc')->get();
}
else{
if(!is_null($gid)) {
if($gid == 0) {
$gegon = Gegono::where('gegtype_id','>',1);
}
else{
$gegon = Gegono::where('gegtype_id', '=', $gid);
}
}
else {
$gegon = Gegono::where('gegtype_id','>',0);
}
if (!is_null($cid)) {
$gegon->where('city_id', '=',$cid);
}
if (!is_null($nid)) {
$gegon->where('nomos_id','=', $nid);
}
$gegon->orderBy('created_at','desc')->get();
}
$nomoi = \App\Nomoi::orderby('name')->get();
return view('front.gegonota', compact('gegon','gid','cid','nid','nomoi'));
}
In the first, if when all variables are null the result is a collection of all the records of the table.
In all other, if (other cases) the result is a builder and I get no results,
It doesn't show any error but gives no results.
Any help would save me a lot of time.

Answer 1

Query Builder's get() method returns the collection of records. In your code, you just call get() method in the air, so it does nothing. You should assign it to a variable or use it in an expression.
Source: https://laravel.com/docs/5.4/eloquent#collections