public function contact($selectedauction)
{
$null = array('0' => 'Select Auction');
$turn_object_into_array = Auction::lists('title', 'id');
$auctions = (array) $turn_object_into_array;
//Turns your object into an array
// array_unshift($auctions, $null); //Takes the null field and puts it at the beginning of the stack
$auctions = array_merge($null, $auctions);
$selected = $selectedauction;
if (Auth::check()) {
$auth_user = User::where('login_id', '=', Auth::user()->id)->first();
return view('reusable/contact', compact('auth_user', 'auctions', 'selected'));
} else {
return view('reusable/contact', compact('auctions', 'selected'));
}
}
