PHP Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations BelongsTo::associate Examples

associate() public method

Associate the model instance to the given parent.

public associate ( Model | integer $model ) : Model
$model	Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model | integer
return	Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model

Example #1

File: Helper.php Project: exolnet/laravel-module

 public static function setBelongsTo(BelongsTo $belongsTo, $object = null)
 {
     return $object ? $belongsTo->associate($object) : $belongsTo->dissociate();
 }

Example #2

File: Model.php Project: Jchedev/laravel-evolved

 /**
  * Add an object through a BelongsTo relation
  *
  * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo $relation
  * @param \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model $model
  * @return bool
  */
 protected function addBelongsToAssociatedObject(BelongsTo $relation, \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model $model)
 {
     $relation->associate($model);
     return $this->save();
 }