How to solve this error: "Creating default object from empty value"

Question

I have the following code in one of my controllers:

public function branch(Request $request){
    $name = $request->input('name');
    $code = $request->input('code');

    $branch->name = $name;
    $branch->code = $code;

    $branch->save();
}

And when I run the code, I have this error:

Creating default object from empty value

Please help! Am a beginner. Laravel 5.

EDIT

Here's my whole code:

use App\branch;
class AddController extends Controller {

public function branch(Request $request){

    $branch->name = $request->input('name');
    $branch->code = $request->input('code');

    $branch->save();
}

What is `$branch` supposed to be, do you mean to create a specific kind of object there? — jeroen, Mar 28 '15 at 12:55
I'm not familiar with laravel but that sounds extremely unlikely. Do you perhaps mean something like `$this->branch`? — jeroen, Mar 28 '15 at 12:58
No... branch is an eloquent model... It's included like this `use App\branch` — Faizuddin Mohammed, Mar 28 '15 at 13:05
`$branch` is an undefined variable. Note that namespaces don't affect variables. — jeroen, Mar 28 '15 at 13:15
@AdrianCidAlmaguer in the line `$name = $request->input('name');` — Faizuddin Mohammed, Mar 28 '15 at 13:18
`$branch` isn't in scope for the method, simple as that.... where is your and how is your `$branch` instance defined — Mark Baker, Mar 28 '15 at 13:19
@jeroen Would you suggest I add this line to the code: `$branch = new branch;` — Faizuddin Mohammed, Mar 28 '15 at 13:20
If you don't already have an instance of your branch model, then yes.... you need to do `$branch = new branch;` to instantiate it — Mark Baker, Mar 28 '15 at 13:22

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 08 '15 at 02:33

You need to add this:

$branch = new branch();

if you wish to add a new record.

And if you want to update rows you need to find the data first.

$branch = Branch::find(primaryId);

or if you have no primary key us this

$branch = Branch::where(['columnName' => value]);

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 28 '15 at 13:29

0

I simply had to add

$branch = new branch;

answered Mar 28 '15 at 13:29

Faizuddin Mohammed

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