name: ColumnDefinition
class_comment: '# * @method $this after(string $column) Place the column "after" another
  column (MySQL)

  # * @method $this always(bool $value = true) Used as a modifier for generatedAs()
  (PostgreSQL)

  # * @method $this autoIncrement() Set INTEGER columns as auto-increment (primary
  key)

  # * @method $this change() Change the column

  # * @method $this charset(string $charset) Specify a character set for the column
  (MySQL)

  # * @method $this collation(string $collation) Specify a collation for the column

  # * @method $this comment(string $comment) Add a comment to the column (MySQL/PostgreSQL)

  # * @method $this default(mixed $value) Specify a "default" value for the column

  # * @method $this first() Place the column "first" in the table (MySQL)

  # * @method $this from(int $startingValue) Set the starting value of an auto-incrementing
  field (MySQL / PostgreSQL)

  # * @method $this generatedAs(string|\Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Query\Expression
  $expression = null) Create a SQL compliant identity column (PostgreSQL)

  # * @method $this index(bool|string $indexName = null) Add an index

  # * @method $this invisible() Specify that the column should be invisible to "SELECT
  *" (MySQL)

  # * @method $this nullable(bool $value = true) Allow NULL values to be inserted
  into the column

  # * @method $this persisted() Mark the computed generated column as persistent (SQL
  Server)

  # * @method $this primary(bool $value = true) Add a primary index

  # * @method $this fulltext(bool|string $indexName = null) Add a fulltext index

  # * @method $this spatialIndex(bool|string $indexName = null) Add a spatial index

  # * @method $this startingValue(int $startingValue) Set the starting value of an
  auto-incrementing field (MySQL/PostgreSQL)

  # * @method $this storedAs(string|\Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Query\Expression
  $expression) Create a stored generated column (MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite)

  # * @method $this type(string $type) Specify a type for the column

  # * @method $this unique(bool|string $indexName = null) Add a unique index

  # * @method $this unsigned() Set the INTEGER column as UNSIGNED (MySQL)

  # * @method $this useCurrent() Set the TIMESTAMP column to use CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
  as default value

  # * @method $this useCurrentOnUpdate() Set the TIMESTAMP column to use CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
  when updating (MySQL)

  # * @method $this virtualAs(string|\Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Query\Expression
  $expression) Create a virtual generated column (MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQLite)'
dependencies:
- name: Fluent
  type: class
  source: Illuminate\Support\Fluent
properties: []
methods: []
traits:
- Illuminate\Support\Fluent
interfaces: []