javascript - Meteor return name from previous query -

i'm doing small app display friend requests , 'accept/reject' button beside each request.

here's template.notifications.helpers:

listrequests: function(){         return notifications.find({touser: meteor.userid()});     } 

and here's notifications (where display notifications friend requests) template:

<template name="notifications">     {{#each listrequests}}         <p>{{displayusername}}             <span id="fromuserid"><strong>{{fromuser}}</strong></span> sent friend request.             <button class="btn btn-primary" id="btnacceptrequest">accept</button>             <button class="btn btn-danger" id="btnrejectrequest">reject</button>         </p>         <p>{{createdat}}</p>     {{/each}} </template> 

and here's user collection:

{      "_id": "zasutbgrh3oqcpskh",   "emails": [     {       "address": "johnsmith@yahoo.com",       "verified": false     }   ],   "profile": {     "firstname": "john",     "lastname": "smith"   } } 

currently, code works. issue displays _id of user sent request, thus, fromuser. wanted display firstname , lastname of requesting user don't know go here.

of course, tried replacing {{fromuser}} {{profile.firstname profile.lastname}} , return meteor.users.find({}); on template helpers not work. can me this? appreciated.

you need helper lookup of other user document , returns appropriate values:

template.notifications.helpers({   fromusername: function(){     var fromuser = meteor.users.findone({ _id: this.fromuser });     if ( fromuser ){       return fromuser.profile.firstname + ' ' + fromuser.profile.lastname;     }   } }); 

note if have removed autopublish must publishing profile field (at least) user collection server , subscribing on client.