z-song/laravel-admin · error · Exception

To use captcha field, please install [mews/captcha] first.

Error message

To use captcha field, please install [mews/captcha] first.

What it means

Error "To use captcha field, please install [mews/captcha] first." thrown in z-song/laravel-admin.

Source

Thrown at src/Form/Field/Captcha.php:16

<?php

namespace Encore\Admin\Form\Field;

use Encore\Admin\Form;

class Captcha extends Text
{
    protected $rules = 'required|captcha';

    protected $view = 'admin::form.captcha';

    public function __construct($column, $arguments = [])
    {
        if (!class_exists(\Mews\Captcha\Captcha::class)) {
            throw new \Exception('To use captcha field, please install [mews/captcha] first.');
        }

        $this->column = '__captcha__';
        $this->label = trans('admin.captcha');
    }

    public function setForm(Form $form = null)
    {
        $this->form = $form;

        $this->form->ignore($this->column);

        return $this;
    }

    public function render()
    {
        $this->script = <<<EOT

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Form/Field/Captcha.php:16 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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