What should happen There should be no problem updating my modal or atleast accessing this method.
Problem: I have no idea why I get class not found error every time I submit my form.
My Controller file App\Http\Controllers\ProductController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Http\Controllers\CommonController;
use App\Http\Requests\StoreProductRequest;
use App\Http\Requests\UpdateProductRequest;
use App\Product;
class ProductController extends CommonController
{
/**
* Update the specified resource in storage.
*
* @param \Illuminate\Http\Request $request
* @param \App\Product $product
* @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
*/
public function update(UpdateProductRequest $request, Product $product)
{
$model = Product::findOrFail($request->id);
// setup model properties
try{
// save model
}
catch(\Exception $ex){
// exception handling
}
}
}
My Request File Class App\Http\Requests\UpdateProductRequest.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Requests;
use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
use App\HelperClasses\ConstantHelper;
class UpdateProductRequest extends FormRequest
{
public $file;
public function authorize()
{
return true;
}
public function rules()
{
return [
// my rules
];
}
/**
* Custom message for validation
*
* @return array
*/
public function messages()
{
return [
// my validation messages
];
}
}
All I had to do was composer dump-autoload
to update my dependencies.
Problem: I did not create my file using some artisan command. Instead, I had copied a file, renamed and edited it contents. This class was not referenced in memory of laravel causing the said issue to appear.
P.S: At that moment, I knew almost nothing so the issues like that had to happen.