Laravel Latest From Relationship

Introduction

In Laravel, you can access the latest record from a relationship using the latest() method. This allows you to easily retrieve the most recent related record.

Usage

Assuming you have a relationship defined in your model, you can access the latest related record using the latest() method like so:

$user = User::find(1);

$latestPost = $user->posts()->latest()->first();

In the above example, we are retrieving the latest post of a user with ID 1. Note how we call latest() before first(). This ensures that we get the most recent record.

Example

Let's say we have a User model with a posts relationship defined:

class User extends Model
{
    public function posts()
    {
        return $this->hasMany(Post::class);
    }
}

And we have a Post model:

class Post extends Model
{
    //
}

We can retrieve the latest post of a user like so:

$user = User::find(1);

$latestPost = $user->posts()->latest()->first();

If we wanted to retrieve the latest post of all users, we could do:

$latestPost = Post::latest()->first();

Conclusion

Using the latest() method in Laravel allows you to easily retrieve the latest record from a relationship. It's a simple but powerful feature that can save you a lot of time and effort in your development process.