Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::lists() when seeding after updating to Laravel 5.3

Question

I'm updating to laravel 5.3, and I get this message:

[2016-08-23 23:12:39] local.ERROR: BadMethodCallException: Call to undefined method Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder::lists() in /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Query/Builder.php:2431
Stack trace:
#0 [internal function]: Illuminate\Database\Query\Builder->__call('lists', Array)
#1 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Builder.php(1423): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#2 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/cviebrock/eloquent-sluggable/src/SluggableTrait.php(254): Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder->__call('lists', Array)
#3 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/cviebrock/eloquent-sluggable/src/SluggableTrait.php(170): App\User->getExistingSlugs('nouseratnouser-...')
#4 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/cviebrock/eloquent-sluggable/src/SluggableTrait.php(312): App\User->makeSlugUnique('nouseratnouser-...')
#5 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/cviebrock/eloquent-sluggable/src/SluggableServiceProvider.php(72): App\User->sluggify()
#6 [internal function]: Cviebrock\EloquentSluggable\SluggableServiceProvider->Cviebrock\EloquentSluggable\{closure}(Object(App\User))
#7 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php(221): call_user_func_array(Object(Closure), Array)
#8 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Events/Dispatcher.php(164): Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher->fire('eloquent.saving...', Array, true)
#9 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php(1664): Illuminate\Events\Dispatcher->until('eloquent.saving...', Object(App\User))
#10 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php(1456): Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model->fireModelEvent('eloquent.saving...')
#11 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php(562): Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model->save()
#12 /home/vagrant/Code/database/seeds/UserSeeder.php(34): Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::create(Array)
#13 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Seeder.php(39): UserSeeder->run()
#14 /home/vagrant/Code/database/seeds/DatabaseSeeder.php(37): Illuminate\Database\Seeder->call('UserSeeder')
#15 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Seeds/SeedCommand.php(63): DatabaseSeeder->run()
#16 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php(2279): Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\SeedCommand->Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\{closure}()
#17 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Database/Console/Seeds/SeedCommand.php(64): Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model::unguarded(Object(Closure))
#18 [internal function]: Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\SeedCommand->fire()
#19 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Container/Container.php(507): call_user_func_array(Array, Array)
#20 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php(169): Illuminate\Container\Container->call(Array)
#21 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/symfony/console/Command/Command.php(256): Illuminate\Console\Command->execute(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#22 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Console/Command.php(155): Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command->run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#23 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(818): Illuminate\Console\Command->run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#24 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(186): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRunCommand(Object(Illuminate\Database\Console\Seeds\SeedCommand), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#25 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/symfony/console/Application.php(117): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->doRun(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#26 /home/vagrant/Code/vendor/laravel/framework/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Console/Kernel.php(111): Symfony\Component\Console\Application->run(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#27 /home/vagrant/Code/artisan(35): Illuminate\Foundation\Console\Kernel->handle(Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Input\ArgvInput), Object(Symfony\Component\Console\Output\ConsoleOutput))
#28 {main}  

I checked the code that cause it:

        User::create([
        'name' => 'No User',
        'email' => '[email protected]',
        'password' => bcrypt('0'),
        'provider' => '0',
    ]);

I don't understand why.

If I comment it, I get the same problem in another file:

        Tournament::create([
        'user_id' => 1,
        'name' => "name",
        'dateIni' =>  $dateIni,
        'dateFin' =>  $dateIni,
    ]);

I've made a global search of "lists" without success...

Any idea why is it happening???

Answer 1

You can use method pluck. Method lists is removed in Laravel 5.3. I changed lists('key')->all() to pluck('key')->all() and it's working now.

Answer 2

Laravel 5.3, the lists() method is removed in favour of the pluck() method. For Example:

$userList = App\User::pluck('name', 'id');

Answer 3

lists() was deprecated. Use pluck() instead.

The lists method on the Collection, query builder and Eloquent query builder objects has been renamed to pluck. The method signature remains the same.

https://laravel.com/docs/5.3/upgrade#upgrade-5.3.0