Laravel - Creating default object from empty value

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I am trying to grab a model and update one of the fields but i keep receiving this error message.

Creating default object from empty value

 if(isset($data['code']) && $data['code']){
            $invite = \App\Invite::where('code', $data['code'])->first();
            $invite->accepted = 1;
            $invite->save();
        }

I have never seen this error before am i grabbing the model incorrectly when updating the accepted field?

$invite is null, so you getting this error. As lagbox said already as answer. I suggest you to use firstOrFail() instead of first(), then it will throw a 404 error instead of this error. — STA
– STA, Commented Nov 10, 2020 at 12:27

lagbox · Accepted Answer · 2020-11-10 12:23:51Z

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first() can return null. So your query did not return a result so $invite is null. If you try to assign a property to null you get that error, as it creates a default object and sets that property on it.

answered Nov 10, 2020 at 12:23

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