Laravel 4 else statement -

i've got problem. blade not executing code within @else statement. here's code (also, it's table):

        @extends('base') @section('title', 'who online?') @endsection @section('main')  <div class="doc-content-box">   <table class="table table-striped table-condensed">     <thead>       <tr>         <th>#</th>         <th>name</th>         <th>level</th>         <th>vocation</th>         <th>date registered</th>         <th>role</th>         </tr>   </thead> <tbody>      @if(!empty($results))         <?php $count = 0;?>         @foreach($results $result)        <?php $count++;?>       <tr>          <td>{{ $count }}. </td>          <td>{{ $result->name }}</td>          <td>{{ $result->level }}</td>          <td><?php if($result->vocation == 1){  echo "sorcerer";  }else if($result->vocation == 2){ echo 'druid'; }else if($result->vocation == 3){ echo 'paladin'; }else if($result->vocation == 4){ echo 'knight'; }else if($result->vocation == 5){ echo 'master sorcerer'; }else if($result->vocation == 6){ echo 'elder druid'; }else if($result->vocation == 7){ echo 'royal paladin'; }else{ echo 'elite knight'; }?></td>          <td>{{ $result->created_at }}</td>          <td><?php if($result->group_id == 1){  echo "player";  }else if($result->group_id == 2){ echo 'gamemaster'; }else if($result->group_id == 3){ echo 'god'; }?></td>        </tr>       @endforeach  @else  <td>{{ "there no users online." }}</td>  @endif </tbody>    </table> </div> </div>  @endsection 

it won't execute there no players online. i've tried adding in between <tr></tr>, viewed blade template not executing @else clause , tried like: <td>'there no players online.'</td>, still doesn't show up.

also, able switch php if statements ternary operators? if so, how it?

the reason because if statement inside of foreach statement , therefore never executed. if move foreach inside of if block, should work.

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i had doing , discovered problem. calling empty() on $results object , not array, collection object. proper way use count() method. this:

@if($results->count() > 0)     @foreach($results $result)         ...     @endforeach @else     <p>nothing found!</p> @endif