In this article, we'll create and use enum in laravel 11. An enum, short for "enumeration," is a data type in programming comprising a predefined set of named values, often termed members or elements. It empowers developers to establish a group of related constants, enhancing code readability and maintainability

In Laravel 11, a new Artisan command has been introduced to facilitate the creation of enums. In this example, we'll craft a "UserStatus" enum. This enum will encompass statuses such as Pending, Active, Inactive, and Rejected. We'll demonstrate employing enum attribute casting within a Laravel model for seamless integration.

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You can create an enum using the following command in laravel 11.

php artisan make:enum {enumName}

 

In the first step, we'll install laravel 11 using the following command.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel-11-example

 

After that, we'll create migration using the following command.

php artisan make:migration create_users_table

Migration:

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
  
return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('name');
            $table->text('email');
            $table->string('status')->default('pending');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
  
    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     */
    public function down(): void
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('users');
    }
};

Then migrate the table into the database using the following command.

php artisan migrate

 

In this step, we'll create a UserStatus.php class and define all enum values. So, run the following command to create an enum in laravel 11.

php artisan make:enum Enums/UserStatus

app/Enums/UserStatus.php

<?php
  
namespace App\Enums;
  
enum UserStatus: string
{
    case Pending = 'pending';
    case Active = 'active';
    case Inactive = 'inactive';
    case Rejected = 'rejected';
}

 

Now, we'll create a User.php model with casting. So, run the following command to create a model.

php artisan make:model User

App/Models/User.php

<?php
  
namespace App\Models;
  
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use App\Enums\UserStatus;
  
class User extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;
  
    /**
     * Write code on Method
     *
     * @return response()
     */
    protected $fillable = [
        'name', 'email', 'status'
    ];
    
    /**
     * Write code on Method
     *
     * @return response()
     */
    protected function casts(): array
    {
        return [
            'status' => UserStatus::class,
        ];
    }
}

Now, we'll define the routes into the web.php file.

routes/web.php

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
  
use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;

  
Route::get('/users', [UserController::class, 'index']);

In this step, we'll create a UserController.php file and define the index() function.

app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php

<?php
  
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
  
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\Enums\UserStatus;
use App\Models\User;
  
class UserController extends Controller
{
    /**
     * Write code on Method
     *
     * @return response()
     */
    public function index()
    {
        $input = [
            'name' => 'james',
            'email' => 'james@test.com',
            'status' => UserStatus::Active
        ];
    
        $user = User::create($input);
    
        dd($user->status, $user->status->value);
    
    }
}

 

Run the laravel 11 application using the following command:

php artisan serve

 

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