UseModel

Description: Defines the Eloquent model class that the factory creates, overriding the default model resolution.

Namespace: Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Attributes\UseModel

Added in: Laravel 13.0

Usage

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Attributes\UseModel;
use App\Models\User;

// Before:
protected $model = User::class;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Factory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\Attributes\UseModel;
use App\Models\User;

// After:
#[UseModel(User::class)]
class UserFactory extends Factory
{
    public function definition(): array
    {
        return [
            'name'  => $this->faker->name(),
            'email' => $this->faker->unique()->safeEmail(),
        ];
    }
}

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