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Random Quick Laravel Tip:
There are two common ways of determining if a table is empty in LaravelThere are two common ways of determining if a table is empty in Laravel. Calling
exists()
orcount()
directly on the model!One returns a strict true/false boolean, the other returns an integer which you can use as a falsy in conditionals.
1public function index()2{3 if (\App\Models\User::exists()) {4 // returns boolean true or false if the table has any saved rows5 }67 if (\App\Models\User::count()) {8 // returns the count of rows in the table9 }10}Tip given by @aschmelyun
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