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Testing in Laravel 11: Advanced Level

Eloquent Assertions: AssertModelExists

Summary of this lesson:
- Use assertModelExists() and assertModelMissing()
- Compare with traditional database assertions
- Simplify model existence testing
- Learn Eloquent-specific assertion techniques

A short lesson mentioning the assertion helpers related to Eloquent models.


Instead of a typical assertDatabaseHas() to check the database for specific tables and fields, if you are checking the Eloquent model, you may use the entire model and a assertModelExists(). Then, you won't need to specify the table and the fields. You will only provide the Eloquent model.

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