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Pass empty fields on the update method using Laravel Request

I'm getting data through a classic submitted form but for some reason I don't get all the input's data in request and it only updates the received ones.

Model::find($id)->update($request->all());

This is a bit problematic because I have multiple nullable fields in my database and sometimes I want to pass empty fields (i.e when a user clear an input then submit the form)

Do you know a way to pass empty fields to the Request as well?

Solution

  • The thing is, Laravel transforms the '' values to null by default through the ConvertEmptyStringsToNull middleware. Check your Kernel:

    app/Http/Kernel.php

    protected $middleware = [
    // ...
    \Illuminate\Foundation\Http\Middleware\ConvertEmptyStringsToNull::class,
    // ...
];

    This middleware do the following:

    protected function transform($key, $value)
{
    return is_string($value) && $value === '' ? null : $value;
}

    As you can see, if the given attribute has a value '' it will be transformed to null.

    So, to avoid this you could just comment that middleware in the Kernel file. But be aware of this, because this will be applied to your entire application.