laravel pivot tables code example

Example 1: one to many laravel

For example, a blog post may have an infinite number of comments. And a single
comment belongs to only a single post  

class Post extends Model
{
    public function comments()
    {
        return $this->hasMany('App\Models\Comment');
    }
}

class Comment extends Model
{
    public function post()
    {
        return $this->belongsTo('App\Models\Post');
    }
}

Example 2: laravel detach

// Detach a single role from the user...
$user->roles()->detach($roleId);

// Detach all roles from the user...
$user->roles()->detach();

Example 3: associate laravel

When updating a belongsTo relationship, you may use the associate method. This 
method will set the foreign key on the child model:

	$account = App\Account::find(10);
	$user->account()->associate($account);
	$user->save();

When removing a belongsTo relationship, you may use the dissociate method. This
method will set the relationship foreign key to null:

	$user->account()->dissociate();
	$user->save();

Example 4: laravel pivot table model

/*Model - Service*/
public function customer(){
    return $this->belongsToMany('customer')->withPivot(
        'start_date',
        'stop_date',
        'rem_date',
        'due_date',
        'status'
        );
}

/*Model - customer*/
public function services(){
    return $this->belongsToMany('Service')->withPivot(
        'start_date',
        'stop_date',
        'rem_date',
        'due_date',
        'status'
        );
}

////These following relations didnt workout
/*Model - custserv*/ //uses the pivot table customer_service//
public function staff(){
    return $this->belongsToMany('Staff');
}

/*Model - Staff*/
public function custservs(){
    return $this->belongsToMany('Custserv');
}

/*schema for pivot table 'staff' and 'Custserv' */
Schema::create('customer_service_user', function(Blueprint $table)
    {
        $table->increments('id');
        $table->integer('customer_service_id')->unsigned()->index();
        $table->foreign('customer_service_id')->references('id')->on('customer_service')->onDelete('cascade');
        $table->integer('staff_id')->unsigned()->index();
        $table->foreign('staff_id')->references('id')->on('staff')->onDelete('cascade');
        $table->timestamps();
    });