ajax attempt

app/Http/Controllers/LiveSearch.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers;
+
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use DB;
+
+class LiveSearch extends Controller
+{
+    public function index()  {
+        return view('ajax.live_search');
+    }
+
+    public function action(Request $request) {
+        if($request->ajax()) {
+            $query = $request->get('query');
+            if($query != '') {
+                $data = User::where('name', 'like', '%' . $query . '%')->get();
+            } else {
+                $data =  User::all()->orderBy('name', 'desc')->get();
+            }
+
+            $total_row = $data->count();
+            if($total_row > 0) {
+                foreach($data as $row) {
+                    $output .= '
+                    <tr>
+                        <td>' . $row->name . '</td>
+                    </tr>
+                    ';
+                }
+            } else {
+                $output = '
+                <tr>
+                    <td align="center" colspann="5">No Data Found</td>
+                </tr>                
+                ';
+            }
+
+            $data = array(
+                'table_data' => $output,
+                'total_data' => $total_data,
+            );
+
+            echo json_encode($data);
+        }
+    }
+}