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i trying write single query full user diet database. problem not able data diet_food table. here tables:

• diet_settings (id, total_days, etc). basic information users diet.
• eating_types (id, diet_id, eating_time, etc). information breakfast, lunch etc.
• diet_food (id, eating_type_id, product, etc). food related each eating type.

this query use in controller class:

$diet = diet::with("eatingtype.dietfood")->get()->find($id)->toarray(); 

so when use var_dump() looks like:

array (size=7) 'id' => int 2 'user_id' => int 1 'total_days' => int 1 'total_eating' => int 6 'notes' => string '' (length=0) 'created' => string '2016-09-01' (length=10) 'eating_type' =>      array (size=3)       0 =>           array (size=6)            'id' => int 7            'diet_id' => int 2            'eating_time' => string '8:00' (length=4)            'eating_type' => string 'breakfast' (length=10)            'recommended_rate' => int 0            'diet_food' =>                 array (size=0)                    ...       1 =>          array (size=6)           'id' => int 8           'diet_id' => int 2           'eating_time' => string '12:00' (length=5)           'eating_type' => string 'lunch' (length=14)           'recommended_rate' => int 0           'diet_food' =>                array (size=0)                  ...  

in array diet_food empty though have data stored in datababase.

diet model

class diet extends model {     public $table = "diet_settings";     public $timestamps = false;      public function eatingtype(){         return $this->hasmany(eatingtype::class);     } } 

eatingtype model

class eatingtype extends model {     public $timestamps = false;     public $table = "eating_types";      public function dietfood(){         return $this->hasmany(dietfood::class, 'id','eating_type_id');     }     public function diet(){         return $this->belongsto(diet::class);     } } 

dietfood model

class dietfood extends model {     public $timestamps = false;     public $table = "diet_food";      public function eatingtype(){         return $this->belongsto(eatingtype::class);     } } 

solved following guide pivots: http://laraveldaily.com/pivot-tables-and-many-to-many-relationships/

also when outputting data should done this:

$diets = diet::with('eating')->get(); foreach($diets $diet){     var_dump($diet->eating->toarray()); }