z-song/laravel-admin · error · InvalidArgumentException

$model is not a valid model

Error message

$model is not a valid model

What it means

Error "$model is not a valid model" thrown in z-song/laravel-admin.

Source

Thrown at src/Admin.php:156

        return new Content($callable);
    }

    /**
     * @param $model
     *
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getModel($model)
    {
        if ($model instanceof Model) {
            return $model;
        }

        if (is_string($model) && class_exists($model)) {
            return $this->getModel(new $model());
        }

        throw new InvalidArgumentException("$model is not a valid model");
    }

    /**
     * Left sider-bar menu.
     *
     * @return array
     */
    public function menu()
    {
        if (!empty($this->menu)) {
            return $this->menu;
        }

        $menuClass = config('admin.database.menu_model');

        /** @var Menu $menuModel */
        $menuModel = new $menuClass();

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Admin.php:156 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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