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title: 'Use whereBelongsTo() and relation()->is() instead of comparing ids manually'
tweet_id: '1466810182265032710'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-48
author_username: archtechx
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created_at: 2021-12-03T16:42:54+00:00
slug: use-wherebelongsto-and-relation-is-instead-of-comparing-ids-manually
---
🔥 Tip: You don't have to use "related_id"-type columns in database queries or value comparisons.

Laravel understands your relations and lets you write much cleaner code.