Cannot make non static method Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::getTable() static in class App\bill, Laravel

Question

I have created method in model as:

class bill extends Model
{
public static function getTable() {

    $tables = Bill::where('order_type', '0')
                ->where('table_no','<>','')
                ->groupBy('table_no')
                ->get();
    return $tables;
} }

and in controller i am accessing this method as

public function bill()
{
    $data = Bill::getTable();

    return view('bill.bills');
}

It is giving error as Cannot make non static method Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::getTable() static in class App\bill at line no 17. I am not getting what is wrong?

Answer 1

Well the problem is that the Eloquent Model abstract class which is a parent class of your bill (you shouldn't break convetion and use bill and Bill in another place) has non-static method: getTable so you cannot override it in a static way. PLease change the name of this method.

Answer 2

You may have done extends in Laravel's built-in class. That's about it.

class Collection extends \App\Models\FbAccount implements ArrayAccess, CanBeEscapedWhenCastToString, Enumerable

Here I am inheriting from \App\Models\FbAccount , because of this, this error occurs. Remove inheritance.

Thank you.