Where is $this->model->hydrate defined ?

[felahdab]

I am probably going to look stupid or something but I can't find where that method is defined...

I am tracking what could be a bug (trying to extend an existing Model like in this article of Caleb Porzio in order to better separate concerns).

I have tracked down my problem down to this line of code in Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder which apparently makes the application die :
Source

I would appreciate any help about that...
Regards.
Florian.

[ahmedash95]

Hello @felahdab,

It's defined in the Builder class src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php.

My way to navigate through the framework source code is by using PHPStorm. and File structure feature under the menu Navigate -> File structure. and don't forget to check Inherited members

[henzeb]

yes. but that's not the problem. it calls $this->model->hydrate(). according the docblock that property should contain a Model instance. a Model does not have a hydrate method. That's the problem.

[ahmedash95]

The model has a forward call proxy that passes some calls to the QueryBuilder class. hence the hydrate method is accessable trough the model instance

framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php

Line 2333 in 4989e6d

return $this->forwardCallTo($this->newQuery(), $method, $parameters);

[felahdab]

Thanks guys.
I didn't think of __call...

Regards.

[henzeb]

The construction of it so weird. The first if statement in that __call method makes you raise your eyebrows...