php - Laravel: returning results from multiple related tables using eloquent -

i'm using laravel 4 , in particular i'm looking answer uses eloquent orm.

i have table "tasks" containers client_id , user_id assigned each row.

client_id refers client on "clients" table , user_id refers user on "users" table.

what want do: show tasks , display "clients" name , "users" first_name

so result in (blade) view:

@foreach($tasks $task)     <tr>         <td>{{ $task->user->first_name }}</td>         <td>{{ $task->client->name }}</td>         <td>{{ $task->description }}</td>     </tr> @endforeach 

the above view spits out $task->client->name fine unfortunately shows "trying property of non-object" when add line $task->user->first_name

my controller looks this:

$tasks = task::with(array('user', 'client'))->get(); return view::make('index', compact('tasks')); 

as understand models make difference too, models this:

class task extends eloquent {     protected $guarded = array();     public static $rules = array();      public function client() {         return $this->belongsto('client');     }      public function user() {         return $this->belongsto('user');     } } 

and:

class user extends eloquent implements userinterface, remindableinterface {     public function task()     {         return $this->hasmany('task');     } } 

and:

class client extends eloquent {     public function projects(){         return $this->hasmany('project', 'client_id');     } } 

any ideas on how make work? i've been scratching head while - note i'm not database relationship pro simpler explanation better :)

i worked through , learned quite few things myself. did setup many many relationship between users , clients , created pivot table handling relationship called tasks stores description each task.

it type here, can check out code @ http://paste.laravel.com/fpv