Laravel - return variable from Form Requests to Controller

Question

How can I return a variable from Form Requests (App\Http\Requests) to Controller (App\Http\Controllers)?

I am saving a record on function persist() on Form Requests.

My goal is to pass the generated id so that I can redirect the page on edit mode for the user. For some reason, the Controller cannot receive the id from Form Requests.

App\Http\Requests\MyFormRequests.php:

function persist()
{
  $business = Business::create([
    'cart_name' => $this['cart_name'],
    'product' => $this['product']
  ]);

  return $myid = $business->id;
}

App\Http\Controllers\MyControllers.php:

public function store(MyFormRequests $request)
{
   $request->persist();

   return redirect()->route('mypage.edit.get', $request->persist()->$myid);
}

Maybe this will help https://stackoverflow.com/a/31454023/1514605 — SagunKho, Nov 05 '17 at 13:35
This answers your question, I think: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37964042/4132369 — Schwesi, Nov 05 '17 at 13:36
try this https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30212390/laravel-middleware-return-variable-to-controller/31454023#31454023 — GWed, Nov 15 '17 at 16:10

Jeffrey · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-05T14:22:11.657

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Important

I must add that this is not the recommended way. Your FormRequest should only be responsible for validating the request, while your Controller does the storing part. However, this will work:

App\Http\Requests\MyFormRequests.php:

function persist()
{
    return Business::create([
        'business_name' => $this['business_name'],
        'nationality' => $this['nationality']
    ])->id;
}

App\Http\Controllers\MyControllers.php:

public function store(MyFormRequests $request)
{
    $id = $request->persist();

    return redirect()->route('register.edit.get', $id);
}

edited Nov 05 '17 at 14:22

answered Nov 05 '17 at 13:58

Jeffrey

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i saw this on the laracasts tutorial episode, so i thought that it would make my controller cleaner because the actual code has some 50 textboxes on it. should i really not put it on the FormRequest? – kapitan Nov 05 '17 at 14:14
@kapitan No, you should put your logic in the Controller. – Jeffrey Nov 05 '17 at 14:17
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thank you, it's actually working when the whole saving code is on the Controller. i think ill trust you and put it back on the Controller. ill just leave the validation on the FormRequest. sigh - just when i made it work (smile). thanks @Jeffery. – kapitan Nov 05 '17 at 14:19

kapitan · Answer 2 · 2021-09-08T01:12:44.843

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A guy name Snapey helped me:

public function store(MyFormRequests $request)
{
  $business = $this->persist($request);

  return redirect()->route('register.edit.get', $business->id);
}

private function persist($request)
{
  ....
  return $business;
}

hope this could help someone in the future.

edited Sep 08 '21 at 01:12

answered Nov 05 '17 at 14:11

kapitan

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Laravel - return variable from Form Requests to Controller

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