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title: 'Use the nullOrDelete() method in your relationship column definitions to clear their value when the parent record gets deleted'
tweet_id: '1461703828953198601'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2021-46
author_username: mmartin_joo
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created_at: 2021-11-19T14:32:04+00:00
slug: use-the-nullordelete-method-in-your-relationship-column-definitions-to-clear-their-value-when-the-parent-record-gets-deleted
---
🔥#Laravel Migration tip🔥

Do you have a relationship that is nullable?

You can use the nullOnDelete() function. It achieves ON DELETE SET NULL behavior: