Modos de uso do eloquent

EloquentQuery.php

<?php
// chain
// https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.1/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php#L3447
// https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.1/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php#L3429
$user = User::where('email', '[email protected]')->where('is_dead', false)->first();
$bastards = User::where('country', 'westeros')->whereNull('father')->get();

// https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.1/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php#L574
$query = User::query();
$query->where('email', '[email protected]');
$query->where('is_dead', false);
$user = $query->first();

// https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.1/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php#L1785
$query = (new User())->newQuery();
$query->where('country', 'westeros');
$query->whereNull('father');
$bastards = $query->get();

// https://github.com/laravel/framework/blob/5.1/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php