in seeder file
<?php
namespace Database\\Seeders;
use Illuminate\\Database\\Seeder;
use Faker\\Generator;
use Illuminate\\Container\\Container;
class MySeeder extends Seeder
{
/**
* The current Faker instance.
*
* @var \\Faker\\Generator
*/
protected $faker;
/**
* Create a new seeder instance.
*
* @return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
$this->faker = $this->withFaker();
}
/**
* Get a new Faker instance.
*
* @return \\Faker\\Generator
*/
protected function withFaker()
{
return Container::getInstance()->make(Generator::class);
}
/**
* Run the database seeds.
*
* @return void
*/
public function run()
{
// ...
}
}
REF