public function searchOffenders($searchType, $searchStr) { $offenders = Offender::where($searchType, 'LIKE', $searchStr)->get(); if ($offenders) { return $offenders; } return null; }
public function checkIfExists(Request $request) { $data = $request->all(); if (Offender::where('offenderId', '=', $data['offenderId'])->exists()) { return "false"; } return "true"; }