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public function edit(Request $request, $id)
{
//TODO: Cannot update error - Call to a member function syncPermissions() on int
//edit the role created
$this->validate($request, [
'name' => 'required',
'permission' => 'nullable'
]);
$role = Role::where('id', $id)->update([
'name' => $request->name,
]);
if ($request->has('permission')) {
$role->givePermissionTo($request->permission);
}
return $role;
}
i am trying to edit my roles and permissions using the code above, using Vue framework as the front end and this package is from spatie
the error on my response is
"message": "Call to a member function givePermissionTo() on int",
"exception": "Error",
my overall code works fine just the edit part that doesn't change
$role = Role::findOrFail($id)->update([
'name' => $request->name
]);
or with route model binding
public function edit(Request $request, Role $role)
{
// other code
$role->update([
'name' => $request->name
]);
// other code
}
Docs: https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/routing#route-model-binding
i am still getting the same error. when i don't include the permission works fine but all i want is to also update the permissions that each role has
Oh ok, my bad, this will work
$role = Role::findOrFail($id);
$role->update([
'name' => $request->name
]);
if ($request->has('permission')) {
$role->givePermissionTo($request->permission);
}
worked. Damn what would have caused the error?Kindly if you would explain. I really do appreciate
update() in query builder return int. Which is the number of rows affected.
Thanks sensei
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