hasMany vs belongsToMany in laravel 5.x

Question

I\'m curious why the Eloquent relationship for hasMany has a different signature than for belongsToMany. Specifically the custom join table name--

Answer 1

Try to understand with text and a figure.

1. One to One(hasOne) relationship:

   • A user has(can have) one profile. So, a profile belongs to one user.

2. One to many(hasMany):

   • A user has many(can have many) articles. So, many articles belong to one user.

3. Many to many(BelongsToMany):

   • A User can belong to many forums. So, a forum belongs to many users.