How to get database field type in Laravel?

Question

Is there a way to get the datatype of a database table field? Almost like a inverse of migration.

For example, if the migration of a users table column looks like

Answer 1

Within the model: laravel5.x

    $temp = $this->newQuery()->fromQuery("SHOW FIELDS FROM ".$this->getTable());

    foreach($temp as $val){
       echo 'Field: '.$val->Field;
       echo 'Type: '.$val->Type;
   }

Answer 2

Generalizing:

DB::connection()->getDoctrineColumn($tableName, $colName)
    ->getType()
    ->getName();

It works on Laravel 5.3.

Answer 3

For Laravel 5.2 - 7.x

use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Builder::getColumnType()

DB::getSchemaBuilder()->getColumnType($tableName, $colName)

e.g.

DB::getSchemaBuilder()->getColumnType('user', 'age')

You may need to run

composer require doctrine/dbal

if you haven't already.