how to use Laravel Eloquent push() function?

Question

I am struggling to use laravel push() function

My Code is here:

$company = new Company(array('name' => 'Company 1'));
$company->persons[] = new Person(array('name' => 'Company 1 Person 1', 'mobile' => 12345));
$company->persons[] = new Person(array('name' => 'Company 1 Person 2', 'mobile' => 112233));
$company->push();

When it gets stored: Company gets stored well, but for company persons, it stores company_id to 0

Larave Documentations says:

Sometimes you may wish to save not only a model, but also all of its relationships. To do so, you may use the push method:

$user->push();

what is wrong?

Answer 1

It's not Doctrine ;)

push could do it, BUT it wouldn't be nice and easy (below you can find out how)

And here's what you can do instead (nice and easy way):

// still you need already existing Company, so save it first
$company = new Company(array('name' => 'Company 1'));
$company->save();

$company->persons()->createMany(array(
  array('name' => 'Company 1 Person 1', 'mobile' => 12345),
  array('name' => 'Company 1 Person 2', 'mobile' => 12345)
));

This will save new Person models and associate them with the Company

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push would do the job, but only if you do it with already existing parent AND you first associate child models:

$company = Company::first(); // or any existing

$person = new Person(array('name' => 'Company 1 Person 1', 'mobile' => 12345));
$person->company()->associate($company);

$anotherPerson = new Person(array('name' => 'Company 1 Person 2', 'mobile' => 12345));
$anotherPerson->company()->associate($company);

$company->persons[] = $person;
$company->persons[] = $anotherPerson
$company->push();

Obviously this is more work and it's definitely not the way I would suggest.