how can I use exists column with laravel model

Question

I have a column in my database called exists, but when I try to use

$model->exists

Laravel checks if the record exists rater return the value of exists.

Is their any way to tell Laravel not to do this on that particular model?

check it once https://laravel.com/docs/5.4/queries#where-exists-clauses — Binod Bhandary, Feb 20 '17 at 09:45
Perhaps consider changing your column name so that it doesn't clash, which will also prevent a lot of confusion in the future — Mark Baker, Feb 20 '17 at 09:53

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 20 '17 at 10:30

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As suggested earlier, renaming your column would be a good idea, because it's a reserved keyword in most database servers.

To answer your question though, you can use $model->getAttribute('exists') to get the value of a model attribute.

answered Feb 20 '17 at 10:30

3472948

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '17 at 14:13

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There's another way to do this as well; set a variable to the name of your field, then access it this way:

$fieldname = 'exists'; $model->$fieldname;

answered Aug 26 '17 at 14:13

JayEdgar

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