Select specific columns using find in Eloquent ORM
<p>In Laravel how can I get specific columns using find? I know you can do it with get like this:</p>

<pre><code>$user = User::where('u_id', '=', 1)
        -&gt;get(['firstname', 'lastname']);
</code></pre>

<p>Is there a way to do it with find? This is what I currently have:</p>

<pre><code>$user = User::find(1);
</code></pre>