How do I data bind to a checkbox input Laravel?

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Using Laravel 5.1

I have a form that I am data binding to. Everything work as expected except for the checkbox.

Here is my input (blade template);

<input type="checkbox" name="noContact" value="{{ $profile['noContact'] }}">

The field is a boolean and the checked value should be 1. Doesn't seem to be binding. What am I missing?

Thanks!

soywod · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-19 19:04:01Z

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Maybe try to use checked="checked" instead of value attribute :

<input type="checkbox" name="noContact"{{ $profile['noContact'] ? ' checked="checked"' : '' }}>

answered Apr 19, 2016 at 19:04

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RushVan Over a year ago

Thanks Soywod! That did it.

Claudio King · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-19 18:43:04Z

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In your example if you set the value to "bla bla" and the checkbox is checked, when you send the form in the controller you will get exactly "bla bla".

If you want only to check if the checkbox is checked or not, just set the value to 1 and in the controller handle it like this:

$checked = (bool)Input::get("checkbox_name");

Or in a condition:

if(!empty(Input::get("checkbox_name"))){...}

answered Apr 19, 2016 at 18:43

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RushVan Over a year ago

Thanks Claudio. What I am trying to do is present a form to edit the users profile. If they have 'noContact' checked in their profile, then it should be checked when the edit form is presented. Can't seem to bind that value...

Hongbin Wang · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-19 19:16:11Z

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In laravel, you can try to use Forms & HTML.

Form::checkbox( "noContact", $profile['noContact']);

answered Apr 19, 2016 at 19:16

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RushVan Over a year ago

Thanks for the reply. Actually I chose not to use the Form facade because oddly, you can't add any html attributes (easily) to the label. Like * for mandatory fields for example. Otherwise, yes the above is a very easy way to achieve what I was after.

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