php - Laravel throwing parse error whenever model is referenced in Controller -

i have pretty major problem code. whenever reference model in controller, laravel throws parse error. have gone through code many times, , not see grammatical problems or anything. anyway, here code:

<?php class casecontroller extends basecontroller{  public function index() {  $cases = case::all();  return view::make('index', compact('cases')); }  public function create(){      return view::make('create'); }  public function handlecreate(){      $case = new case;     $case->name=        input::get('name');     $case->value=       input::get('value');     $case->contentions= input::get('contentions');     $case->notes=       input::get('notes');     $case->side=        input::get('side');      $case->save();  }  } 

here eloquent model:

<?php  class case extends eloquent{   } 

the parse error thrown on line:

$cases = case:all(); 

however, when erase line

$cases = case:all(); 

the parse error thrown on line:

$case = new case; 

it seems whenever mention model case in code, laravel throws parse error.

any appreciated. thank you!

case is reserved word used in switch statements, example:

switch($a) {     case 'foo':         $b = true;         break;     case 'bar':         $b = false;         break;     default:         die('not found!'); } 

you going need rename class different. when initializing class, proper syntax is:

$case = new case(); // instead of: // $case = new case;