Ordering Eloquent results

ordering-eloquent-results.php

<?php

// Instead of using the following code
$builder = User::with('somerelationship');

if ($request->has('order_by')) {
  $builder->orderBy($request->input('order_by'));
}

$users = $builder->get();

// Use 'when' to remove the conditional

$users = User::with('somerelationship')->when($request->has('order_by'), function ($query) use ($request) {
    return $query->orderBy($request->input('order_by'));
})->get();