php - Laravel Update if record exists or Create if not -

i want update record if exists create new 1 if not exists. here got far:

 merchantbranch.php public function token() {    return $this->hasone('app\merchantbranchtoken'); }  merchantbranchtoken.php public function merchant_branch() {    return $this->belongsto('app\merchantbranch'); }  $find = merchantbranchtoken::find($id);      if (!$find) {         $branch = new merchantbranchtoken(['token' => $token]);         merchantbranch::find($id)->token()->save($branch);     } else {         $find->token = $token;         $find->save();     }   

it's working perfectly.

but know laravel powerful eloquent model. can make shorter? or doing correctly?.

i've tried using "updateorcreate" method foreign key "merchant_branch_id" need fillable.

laravel using methodology save function

$user->save() 

laravel code

// if model exists in database can update our record // in database using current ids in "where" // clause update model. otherwise, we'll insert them. if ($this->exists) {     $saved = $this->performupdate($query); }  // if model brand new, we'll insert our database , set // id attribute on model value of newly inserted row's id // typically auto-increment value managed database. else {     $saved = $this->performinsert($query); } 

https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.1/src/illuminate/database/eloquent/model.php#l1491

->exists

all laravel models have ->exists property.

more if model either loaded database, or has been saved database since being created exists property true; otherwise false.

if understand ->exists can use here way deal such requirement.

another way.

/**      * create or update record matching attributes, , fill values.      *      * @param  array  $attributes      * @param  array  $values      * @return static      */     public static function updateorcreate(array $attributes, array $values = array())     {         $instance = static::firstornew($attributes);          $instance->fill($values)->save();          return $instance;     }