laravel firstorcreate
// Retrieve flight by name, or create it if it doesn't exist... $flight = App\Flight::firstOrCreate(['name' => 'Flight 10']); // Retrieve flight by name, or create it with the name, delayed, and arrival_time attributes... $flight = App\Flight::firstOrCreate( ['name' => 'Flight 10'], ['delayed' => 1, 'arrival_time' => '11:30'] ); // Retrieve by name, or instantiate... $flight = App\Flight::firstOrNew(['name' => 'Flight 10']); // Retrieve by name, or instantiate with the name, delayed, and arrival_time attributes... $flight = App\Flight::firstOrNew( ['name' => 'Flight 10'], ['delayed' => 1, 'arrival_time' => '11:30'] );