How to Add Boolean Column in Laravel Migration?

Hey pals,

In this article, I will be showing you how to add a boolean column in Laravel migration. You will also get to learn about setting a default value for a boolean column in Laravel migration, wherein I will be using "false" as the default value. I will explain the concept of boolean values, i.e., true and false, in a simple manner.

Laravel Migration provides boolean() method to add boolean column in laravel. we can also use default() method to set default true/false value in column as well.

So, let's see the simple example of it.

Laravel Migration with Boolean Column:

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
  
return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('title');
            $table->boolean('status');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     */
    public function down(): void
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
    }
};

Laravel Migration with Boolean Column(Default Value):

<?php
  
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
  
return new class extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     */
    public function up(): void
    {
        Schema::create('posts', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->id();
            $table->string('title');
            $table->boolean('status')->default(false);
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }
    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     */
    public function down(): void
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('posts');
    }
};

Now, you can check your own.

I hope it can help you...