unexpected result in a query in laravel - database

Question

I’m a beginner in Laravel but have a problem at first. I wrote this query and I’m waiting for Sonya Bins as result but unexpectedly I see ["Sonya Bins"]. what’s the problem?
Route::get('products', function () {
$articles=DB::table('users')->where('id','2')->get()->pluck('name');
return view('products',compact('articles'));
});

Answer 1

pluck will return array if you want to get only single value then use value
// will return array
$articles=DB::table('users')->where('id','2')->get()->pluck('name');
//will return string
$articles=DB::table('users')->where('id','2')->value('name');
// output Sonya Bins
here is an example from the documentation:
if you don't even need an entire row, you may extract a single value from a record using the value method. This method will return the value of the column directly:
$email = DB::table('users')->where('name', 'John')->value('email');
Read more about it here
Hope it helps.
Thanks

Answer 2

pluck() used to return a String before Laravel 5.1, but now it returns an array.
The alternative for that behavior now is value()
Try this:
Route::get('products', function () {
$articles=DB::table('users')->where('id','2')->get()->value('name');
return view('products',compact('articles'));
});

Answer 3

I think it's easier to use the Model + find function + value function.
Route::get('products', function () {
$articles = User::find(2)->value('name');
return view('products',compact('articles'));
});

Answer 4

pluck will return the collection.
I think id is your primary key.
You can just get the first record, and call its attribute's name:
DB::table('users')->where('id','2')->first()->name;
or
DB::table('users')->find(2)->name;

Answer 5

First thing is that you used invalid name for what you pass to view - you don't pass articles but user name.
Second thing is that you use get method to get results instead of first (or find) - you probably expect there is only single user with id = 2.
So to sum up you should use:
$userName = DB::table('users')->find(2)->name;
return view('products',compact('userName'));
Of course above code is for case when you are 100% sure there is user with id = 2 in database. If it might happen there won't be such user, you should use construction like this:
$userName = optional(DB::table('users')->find(2))->name;
($userName will be null if there is no such record)
or
$userName = optional(DB::table('users')->find(2))->name ?? 'No user';
in case you want to use custom string.