Level 75
Mar 2, 2020
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Level 5
Checkbox Inserts
I have three checkboxes below. And then I have what I think the input into the database should be but its not working. I don't think I have it right. Can someone help please? Any number can be checked except none of them. At least one needs to be checked.
<input type="checkbox" name="clergy[]" value="Spiritual Director" />
<input type="checkbox" name="clergy[]" value="Lay Team" />
<input type="checkbox" name="clergy[]" value="Wherever Needed" />
$teamapp->clergy = $request->input('clergy[]');
Level 5
I have looked over these tutorials and to be honest I really do not understand what to do for checkboxes. Radio buttons I get, not multi-answer checkboxes.
Level 75
Remember a checkbox if nothing is set nothing is posted.
You Loop through the request and get the ones that were checked and store them.
Come edit time it's the reverse you have to loop to compare what was stored and show checked as needed.
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Level 122
name each checkbox rather than using an array, and forget the values. You can then build rules and persist the states more easily
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Level 33
Hi @artisticre
Try this
$teamapp->clergy = collect($request->input('clergy'))->toJson();
// Or
$teamapp->clergy = collect($request->clergy)->toJson();
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Level 75
Just loop, or single checkboxes.
When you $request->input('clergy'), it's an array.
If you have 4 choices a,b,c,d.
If user checked b,d, then loop, get b.d, store in your related table, or store as json.
Honest, this has been covered many times, either store as related data in a related table or store a json array or a comma separated list.
$testarray = $request->input('clergy');
$mydata = implode(",", $testarray);
Store ---- done
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Level 1
when you do $mydata = implode(",", $testarray); do you now get to $x = $mydata[5]??? in case you are using selectbox control..
Level 75
@daniel_24bu see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47157155/how-to-save-multiple-selection-data-in-laravel
But remember at edit time you have to loop also to compare what's stored in the db, so you display the correct edit information.
I suggest you put into google
site:laracasts.com saving multi select
site:laracasts.com editing multi select
Change search terms as needed.
Explanation the search here is not a powerful as google.
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