FatalErrorException in MemberController.php line 85:Call to a member function getClientOriginalName() on a non-object

#project Problems

#1

I can’t upload an image

here is my html code :

            <div class="form-group">
           {!! Form::label('avatar','upload one image:') !!}
           {!! Form::file('avatar',['class'=>'form-control']) !!}
                
           @if($errors->has("avatar"))
           <span class="help-block">{{ $errors->first("avatar") }}</span>
           @endif
            </div>

the controller method store : ... public function store(MemberRequest $request) { $avatar = $request->file("avatar”);

    $name = time().$avatar->getClientOriginalName();

} ... when I submit the form i get this error

FatalErrorException in MemberController.php line 85:Call to a member function getClientOriginalName() on a non-object

I tried ... If($request->hasFile($avatar){

return “I have the file “; } else{ return “Error”; } ... when I submit the form the page displays the word Error

I tried ... var_dump($avatar); ... the page displays NULL

what’s wrong with my code?