Laravel using a model in a custom class

Question

I have made a custom class, which is a Facade. Here is the class:

<?php namespace MT\Library;

class Posting
{
    function Draft($inputs)
    {
        return ($this->create($inputs, 0)) ? true : false;
    }

    private function create ($inputs, $type)
    {
        $post = new Illuminate\Database\Post();
        $post->title = $inputs["title"];

        return ($post->save()) ? true : false;
    }
}

Posting() is the name of my custom class.

Post()

is the name of my Laravel Eloquent Model. When I use the class Postin::Draft() it throws an error that cannot find the model new Illuminate\Database\Post();

How should I use my model in my custom library? Since my library uses a namespace I cannot simply do Post() for model, as it throws an error telling cannot find Post()

Could you try using $post = new \Illuminate\Database\Post(); and check as to what the result is? — opensource-developer
– opensource-developer, Commented Apr 15, 2014 at 12:20

The Alpha · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-15 12:23:08Z

2

If it is in the models folder then use:

$post = new \Post();

Also you may add use Post at the top of your class.

Whenever using a class from another namespace use \ before the class name (including namespace if exists) you are referring; to indicate that, it's in the global namespace, otherwise PHP will look under the current namespace.

answered Apr 15, 2014 at 12:23

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