[FIXED] How can I output the current iteration with Laravel's Paginate()?

Issue

Laravel 5.2 application.

I have a function in my controller that queries my DB with an order by clause to which I then paginate.

public function foo() {

  $results = DB::orderBy('name', 'desc')->paginate(15);
  return view('index', ['results' => $results]);

}

index.blade.php

@foreach ($results as $result)
 <tr>
  <td>{{ //current $result position is what I need }}</td>
  <td>{{ $result->name }}<td>
  //etc...
 </tr>
@endforeach

How could I output the current row order iteration?

e.g.

Rank | name | //page 1
1      bob  
2      john
3      katie
Rank | name | //page 2
4      dave  
5      michael
6      ruben

Usually I would just output the id but since I have an orderBy clause, the ID won't correctly reflect the current rank. And if I do something like a for() loop then when I go to the next page, it will reset the first result on the second page, to rank 1, even though it's the next page.

Does Laravel have a specific way of achieving this? I've looked through the docs and I'm unable to find what I'm looking for.

Solution

I was able to do this more elegantly than the suggestions provided via the firstItem() method.

public function foo() {

  $results = DB::orderBy('name', 'desc')->paginate(15);

  $rank = $results->firstItem();

  return view('index', ['rank' => $rank, 'players' => $players]);

}


index.blade.php

@foreach ($results as $result)
 <tr>
  <td>{{ $rank++ }}</td>
  <td>{{ $result->name }}<td>
  //etc...
 </tr>
@endforeach

Answered By - ProEvilz