Is it appropriate to display all user information using auth::guard laravel authentication?

Question

I am new to Laravel. I have a question in my mind... is it correct to use auth::guard to display all user information. Am I using Laravel Breeze authentication?

For example. Is that so-

name: Auth::guard('web')->user()->name
mobile: Auth::guard('web')->user()->mobile
address: Auth::guard('web')->user()->address
city: Auth::guard('web')->user()->city
gender: Auth::guard('web')->user()->gender

Like this?

Answer 1

This can work, but it's more common to write it like this. If you're sure your user is logged in, you can skip any extra checks for $user.

<?php
$user = Auth::guard('web')->user();
name: $user->name;
mobile: $user->mobile;
address: $user->address;
city: $user->city;
gender: $user->gender;
?>

If your user may not be logged in, you can add a row-specific check like this:

<?php
$user = Auth::guard('web')->user();

name: $user->name ?? null;
mobile: $user->mobile ?? null;
address: $user->address ?? null;
city: $user->city ?? null;
gender: $user->gender ?? null;

//OR, when outputting in html

name: $user->name ?? '';
mobile: $user->mobile ?? ''
address: $user->address ?? '';
city: $user->city ?? '';
gender: $user->gender ?? '';
?>

If your users may not be logged in and you want to make sure they are always logged in, you can do the following:

<?php
$user = Auth::guard('web')->user();
if($user === null){
   throw new AuthenticationException('User Not logged in');
}
name: $user->name;
mobile: $user->mobile;
address: $user->address;
city: $user->city;
gender: $user->gender;

//OR

$user = Auth::guard('web')->user();
if($user === null){
   abort(401)
}
name: $user->name;
mobile: $user->mobile;
address: $user->address;
city: $user->city;
gender: $user->gender;
?>