[12.x] Added except() method to Model class for excluding attributes

src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Concerns/HasAttributes.php

@@ -2007,6 +2007,27 @@ public function only($attributes)
         return $results;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get all attributes except the given ones.
+     *
+     * @param  array|mixed  $attributes
+     * @return array
+     */
+    public function except($attributes)
+    {
+        $attributes = is_array($attributes) ? $attributes : func_get_args();
+
+        $results = [];
+
+        foreach ($this->getAttributes() as $key => $value) {
+            if (! in_array($key, $attributes)) {
+                $results[$key] = $value;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return $results;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sync the original attributes with the current.
      *

tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php

@@ -605,6 +605,18 @@ public function testOnly()
         $this->assertEquals(['first_name' => 'taylor', 'last_name' => 'otwell'], $model->only(['first_name', 'last_name']));
     }
 
+    public function testExcept()
+    {
+        $model = new EloquentModelStub;
+        $model->first_name = 'taylor';
+        $model->last_name = 'otwell';
+        $model->project = 'laravel';
+
+        $this->assertEquals(['first_name' => 'taylor', 'last_name' => 'otwell'], $model->except('project'));
+        $this->assertEquals(['project' => 'laravel'], $model->except('first_name', 'last_name'));
+        $this->assertEquals(['project' => 'laravel'], $model->except(['first_name', 'last_name']));
+    }
+
     public function testNewInstanceReturnsNewInstanceWithAttributesSet()
     {
         $model = new EloquentModelStub;