Level 36
Hello -
$table->string('lastname')->default('<whatever default value in here>');
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Jul 31, 2017
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creating new field with datatype in existing table laravel
Iam trying to create new field with datatype in existing table, i have done the migration and created new field but i can't give it's default value or datatype for newly created field can any one help me to do this..
artisan command i have written:
php artisan make:migration add_firstname_to_users --table-users
My migration file up function looks like:
public function up()
{
Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
$table->string('lastname');
});
}
how can i declare dataype and it's default value for this newly created lastname..
Level 8
You already declared a data type there. string() will create a VARCHAR column in the database.
Check this out for column types and modifiers:
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Thank you IgorBabko and DanielBanciulea your suggestions have helped me..
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