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Syntax for adding constraints to Fluent/Eloquent query

I have seen both of these syntaxes for adding constraints to an existing Fluent/Eloquent $query (such as when appending a constraint based on a conditional):

$query = $query->where( 'id','=',1 );

and 

$query->where( 'id','=',1 );

Is there any practical difference between them?

Solution

  • No difference at all. In this case $query is an object and it will internally set the filter, but it also returns itself, to provide chaining:

    $query->where( 'id','=',1 )->where( 'name','=', 'antonio' );

    So those two are exactly the same.

    $query = $query->where( 'id','=',1 );
$query->where( 'id','=',1 );