code: public function get($columns = array('*'))
      {
  
          $columnsPassed = (func_num_args() > 1);
  
          $columns = $columnsPassed ? $columns : $this->getQueryColumns();
  
          $query = $this->buildQuery($columns);
  
          if (!$columnsPassed) {
              // addJoinOnce adds queryColumns again...
              return $query->get($this->getQueryColumns());
          }
  
          if (!$columns) {
              return $query->get();
          }
  
          return $query->get($columns);
  
      }
docs: Execute the query as a "select" statement.
  
  @param  array  $columns
  @return \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection|static[]