Hooray! I am up with another article. In this article you will learn What is Route Model Binding in Laravel and how to change the default column from id
to another column like unique_id
Fresh installation of Laravel or working Laravel project.
Note: Here I am taking an example of Blog. But the concept remains same.
We usually use routes similar to this /posts/{id}
where we are passing id
which corresponds to posts->id
, this is usually called as injecting a model id
to route/controller method. Which later you will use to query your database like the following
/** web.php */
Route::get('/posts/{id}', 'PostsController@show');
/** PostsController.php */
public function show($id){
/** Fetch the post details by $id passed */
$post = Post::where(['id' => $id])->first();
if(!$post){
abort(404, 'Post Not Found');
}
return view('posts.show', [
'post' => $post
]);
}
What if the querying part is handled by Laravel. Wouldn't that be easier on your life. Yes, this is what we call Route Model Binding. Laravel automatically injects the model instances in your routes.
In the following example instead of post id
, we are injecting entire post model instance which matches it.
Laravel handles the id
with route model binding and given us the result . Now the code is very clean and consise.
To explain in simple words Laravel with fetch the record from database by comparing id
column
/** web.php */
/** Dont worry on the {post} naming, usually you may take {id} too :) */
Route::get('/posts/{post}', 'PostsController@show');
/** PostsController */
/** Your show() methos will look like the following */
public function show(Post $post){
/** If $post value passed is not found then laravel will call abort() automatically */
return view('posts.show', [
'post' => $post
]);
}
id
-> unique_id
By default route model binding binds to your primary key column ie id
but what if you need to change the column to other column.
Laravel has given an option to override column id
with other column in your models. For example in my Post
model I can change the id
with unique_id
in the following way
/** Other Code */
class Post extends Model{
/** Other Code */
public function getRouteKeyName(){
return 'unique_id';
}
/** Other Code */
}
You can override within the function getRouteKeyName()
. Here I wanted unique_id
to be queried all the time for route model binding for Post
model.
Hope this article was helpful. If you have liked the article then don't forget to share my website with your friends.
Install Linux, NGINX, MYSQL, PHP (LEMP Stack) on Ubuntu
Comment And Like System Using Disqus
Multiple GIT Key Pairs Or Account In The Same Computer
Proper Way To Validate MIME Type Of Files While Handling File Uploads In PHP
Why And How To Use PHP PDO With CRUD Examples
Client-Side DataTable, Adding Super Powers To HTML Table
Add Analytics To AMP (Accelerated Mobile Pages) HTML Pages
Custom Validation Rules In PHP Laravel (Using Artisan Command)
Simple Way To Create Resourceful API Controller In Laravel