Laravel provides an elegant and simple way to copy a record using the Eloquent replicate method. This method creates a copy of the original model and saves it to the database, allowing you to easily create a new record with the same values as an existing one.
To use the replicate method, first retrieve the model you want to copy using the find method or any other Eloquent query method. Then, simply call the replicate method on the model and pass in any attributes that you want to update in the copy. The replicate method will return the new copied model instance.
For example, let’s say you have a User model and you want to create a new user with the same values as an existing user with an id of 1. You can do this using the following code:
$originalUser = User::find(1);
$copiedUser = $originalUser->replicate();
$copiedUser->save();By default, the replicate method will copy all of the attributes of the original model. However, you can also specify an array of attributes that you want to exclude from the copy or override with new values. For example:
$copiedUser = $originalUser->replicate(['name']);
$copiedUser->name = 'John Smith';
$copiedUser->save();
This will create a copy of the original user with all attributes except for the name attribute, which will be set to ‘John Smith’.
The replicate method is a useful tool for quickly creating new records based on existing ones. It can save you time and effort when you need to create multiple records with similar values, and it’s a convenient way to ensure that your new records have all of the necessary data.
