Inject values in $request->input() from controller Laravel 5.2

Question

Is there a way to do something like this in the controller?

$request->input(['new_field_name' => 'new_val']);

I've googled a lot, but the only thing I've found was related to Laravel's 4.x formatInput method, which has been removed from the 5.x

I need to inject a specific field in the $request when the request has passed the validation, then save the new record in the db.

Any clue? Thanks to everyone!

@RiggsFolly yeah, but it doesn't work.. still no errors though... — Caius
– Caius, Commented Aug 1, 2016 at 15:41
Try to do $inputs = $request->all(); then $inputs['new_field_name'] = 'new_val' ! — Maraboc
– Maraboc, Commented Aug 1, 2016 at 15:44
@Maraboc Mmmh! This should solve the problem, I'll try this when I'll be back home, then I'll let you know. Thanks! — Caius
– Caius, Commented Aug 1, 2016 at 15:49

alepeino · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-01 18:45:48Z

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Method merge is the right tool for this.

Example of a typical use case (saving a slug given a title):

$request->merge(['slug' => Str::slug($request->title)]);

answered Aug 1, 2016 at 18:45

alepeino

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