Static, New Object and Laravel Auto-Resolving

Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes in the Model when we call User::all()? This is, of course, only one example. In reality, you should understand the difference between such static calls and various other ways to create a new object. Let's explore the details.

Static Methods: Quick Shortcuts

As I mentioned, such a Class::method() call is a static way. Under the hood, it's this:

Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php

public static function all($columns = ['*'])
{
    return static::query()->get(
        is_array($columns) ? $columns : func_get_args()
    );
}

As you can see, under the hood, it calls...