z-song/laravel-admin · error · InvalidArgumentException

[$model] must be a valid model class

Error message

[$model] must be a valid model class

What it means

Error "[$model] must be a valid model class" thrown in z-song/laravel-admin.

Source

Thrown at src/Form/Field/Select.php:232

        return $this;
    }

    /**
     * Load options from current selected resource(s).
     *
     * @param string $model
     * @param string $idField
     * @param string $textField
     *
     * @return $this
     */
    public function model($model, $idField = 'id', $textField = 'name')
    {
        if (!class_exists($model)
            || !in_array(Model::class, class_parents($model))
        ) {
            throw new \InvalidArgumentException("[$model] must be a valid model class");
        }

        $this->options = function ($value) use ($model, $idField, $textField) {
            if (empty($value)) {
                return [];
            }

            $resources = [];

            if (is_array($value)) {
                if (Arr::isAssoc($value)) {
                    $resources[] = Arr::get($value, $idField);
                } else {
                    $resources = array_column($value, $idField);
                }
            } else {
                $resources[] = $value;
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Form/Field/Select.php:232 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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