Level 48
If the value is falsey you are setting dob to null then trying to parse null as a date.
The last line in your mutator method should be in an else block or you should return before reaching it.
Nov 18, 2016
5
Level 33
Null Value for Date blocks insert
I have a form where a date (dob) may or may be known by the HR department at the time a record is created.
I am using the following in the model but the insert is still blocked with a
InvalidArgumentException in Carbon.php line 425:
Unexpected data found.
Unexpected data found.
Unexpected data found.
Data missing
error.
public function setDobAttribute($value)
{
if(!$value) {
$this->attributes['dob'] = null;
}
$this->attributes['dob'] = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $value);
}
Level 33
I added the return and the error remains
public function setDobAttribute($value)
{
if(!$value || $value == null) {
$this->attributes['dob'] = null;
return;
}
$this->attributes['dob'] = Carbon::createFromFormat('Y-m-d H:i:s', $value);
}
Level 48
What is being passed to the model?
It looks like carbon doesn't see it as a string with the format you specified.
Level 33
the request payload is
dob: ""
Level 48
Converting to a carbon instance shouldn't be necessary to save to the db. Try something like this.
public function setDobAttribute($value)
{
if (empty($value)) {
$value = null;
}
$this->attributes['dob'] = $value;
}
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