[FIXED] How do you check "if not null" with Eloquent?

Issue

How do you check if a field is not null with Eloquent?

I tried Model::where('sent_at', 'IS NOT', DB::raw('null'))->... but it gives IS NOT as a binding instead of a comparison.

This is what DB::getQueryLog() says about it:

  'query' => string 'select * from my_table where sent_at = ? and profile_id in (?, ?) order by created_at desc' (length=101)
  'bindings' => 
    array (size=3)
      0 => string 'IS NOT' (length=6)
      1 => int 1
      2 => int 4

Solution

Eloquent has a method for that (Laravel 4.*/5.*);

Model::whereNotNull('sent_at')

Laravel 3:

Model::where_not_null('sent_at')

Answered By - Bas

Answer Checked By - David Marino (PHPFixing Volunteer)