From 2ed663df15a8a7728d2e6c2af9ef5d016e6b319b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Julian Hundeloh <5358638+jaulz@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:44:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add `toChildModel` method

---
 src/HasChildren.php | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/HasChildren.php b/src/HasChildren.php
index aa5c31e..4fb1726 100644
--- a/src/HasChildren.php
+++ b/src/HasChildren.php
@@ -245,6 +245,16 @@ public function getChildTypes(): array
         return [];
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Create a child model from the current instance.
+     *
+     * @return static
+     */
+    public function toChildModel(): self
+    {
+        return $this->newInstance($this->getAttributes(), $this->exists);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return mixed
      */