Laravel Eloquent Exclude Column

Laravel Eloquent Exclude Column

The Laravel Eloquent ORM provides a convenient way to exclude specific columns from a query result using the select method. The select method allows you to specify the columns you want to include in the query result, and by omitting certain columns, you effectively exclude them from the result.

Here’s an example to demonstrate how to exclude a column using Laravel Eloquent:

use App\Models\User;
  
  $users = User::select('id', 'name')->get();
  

In this example, we are querying the “users” table and selecting only the “id” and “name” columns. As a result, the returned query result will only include these two columns, excluding all other columns from the result. You can specify any columns you want to include in the select method.

Alternatively, you can also use the addSelect method to include additional columns while excluding some. Here’s an example:

$users = User::addSelect('id')
                ->select('name')
                ->get();
  

In this case, we’re first adding the “id” column to the select statement using the addSelect method and then specifying the “name” column. The final query result will only include the specified columns, excluding any other columns from the result. You can chain multiple addSelect and select methods to include or exclude more columns.

Using the select and addSelect methods gives you fine-grained control over the columns you want to include or exclude in the Eloquent query result. This can be useful to optimize database performance and retrieve only the necessary data.