<?php
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Contact extends Model {}
Example 5-18. Operations achievable with the simplest Eloquent model
// In a controller
public function save(Request $request)
{
// Create and save a new contact from user input
$contact = new Contact();
$contact->first_name = $request->input('first_name');
$contact->last_name = $request->input('last_name');
$contact->email = $request->input('email');
$contact->save();
return redirect('contacts');
}
public function show($contactId)
{
// Return a JSON representation of a contact based on a URL segment;
// if the contact doesn't exist, throw an exception
return Contact::findOrFail($contactId);
}
public function vips()
{
// Unnecessarily complex example, but still possible with basic Eloquent
// class; adds a "formalName" property to every VIP entry
return Contact::where('vip', true)->get()->map(function ($contact) {
$contact->formalName = "The exalted {$contact->first_name} of the {$contact->last_name}s";
return $contact;
});
}
