get items from 'with' in eloquent query and display to blade - php

Question

So i have this eloquent query
$categories = categories::all();
foreach($categories as $c):
$c->items = item_categories::where('cat_id',$c->cat_id)->with('item')->with('item.item_images')->get();
endforeach;
and in my blade, I can display this part
with('item')
like doing
#foreach($categories as $c)
#foreach($c->items as $i)
{{ $i->item->item_name }}
#endforeach
#endforeach
How about retrieving data from this part?
with('item.item_images')
I tried
#foreach($categories as $c)
#foreach($c->items as $i)
{{ $i->item->item->item_images->image_name }}
#endforeach
#endforeach
but it gives me error
Trying to get property of non-object
Any ideas, help please?
here's the 'categories' model
class categories extends Model
{
protected $table = 'categories';
protected $primaryKey = 'cat_id';
public function item_category(){
return $this->belongsTo('App\item_categories','cat_id','cat_id');
}
}
and the 'item_categories' model
class item_categories extends Model{
protected $table = "item_categories";
public function item(){
return $this->belongsTo('App\items','item_id','item_id');
}
public function category(){
return $this->hasOne('App\categories','cat_id','cat_id');
}
}
and the 'items' model
class items extends Model
{
protected $table = 'items';
protected $primaryKey = 'item_id';
public function item_images(){
return $this->hasMany('App\item_images','item_id','item_id');
}
public function item_categories(){
return $this->hasMany('App\item_categories','item_id','item_id');
}
}

Answer 1

You're going too deep. It looks like item_categories has an item, which has an item_image, so you just need to access it like this:
{{ $i->item->item_images->image_name }}
Since each item has many item_images, you need to iterate through it.
#foreach($i->item->item_images as $image)
{{$image->image_name}}
#endforeach

Answer 2

My guess is that your code is okay but item doesn't have item_image. Try checking if checking if $i->item->item->item_images is empty before trying to use the value