Laravel 4.1.* AJAX response method - php

Question

I'm trying to setup a simple POST method with AJAX, posting to a Laravel controller and processed.
The issue I am having is returning a response that the AJAX call understand and can use.
routes.php
Route::controller('supply-us/application', 'ApplicationController');
Route::post('supply-us/application', 'ApplicationController#processSupplierApplication');
AJAX stuff to get form data:
$('#supplierChainCheckForm').submit(function( event ) {
event.preventDefault();
function csrfSafeMethod(method) {
return (/^(GET|HEAD|OPTIONS|TRACE)$/.test(method));
}
// As we're using the "csfrUnsafeMethod" of POST - we'll need to setup the csfr token to be passed between client and server:
$.ajaxSetup({
// This is standard before send method for the ajaxSetup() function:
beforeSend: function(xhr, settings) {
// If settings.type in $.ajax method is unsafe i.e., if it is 'POST' then we'll need to set X-CSRFToken in the xhr Request Header: omitted && sameOrigin(settings.url) currently;
if (!csrfSafeMethod(settings.type)) {
xhr.setRequestHeader("X-CSRFToken", $('meta[name="csrf-token"]').attr('content'));
}
}
});
// Get all the form inputs into an array:
var $inputs = $('#supplierChainCheckForm :input');
// We can now loop over all of the input names & values of the form:
var values = {};
$inputs.each(function() {
values[this.name] = $(this).val();
});
$.ajax({
type: 'POST', //This will always be a post method for the supplier chain check form.
url: 'supply-us/application', //URL endpoint for the post form method: we'll set this to the controller function we're targeting.
data: { 'companyName': values['companyName'] ,'_token': '{{ csrf_token() }}'}
}).done(function(response) {
console.log(response.companyName);
});
});
ApplicationController.php
<?php
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;
class ApplicationController extends FrontController {
public function getSupplierApplication() {
return self::getPage('supply-us/application');
}
public function processSupplierApplication() {
if (!Input::get('companyName') == null) {
$company = Input::get('companyName');
return Response::json([ 'companyName' => $company ], 200);
} else {
$company = "No compnay specified";
return Response::json([ 'companyName' => $company ], 200);
}
}
}
However, combining all of the above gives me
console.log(response.companyName) as "undefined"
Please advise. Please note, I am using Laravel 4.1.*

Answer 1

Update function parameter as below;
<?php
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Response;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
class ApplicationController extends FrontController {
public function getSupplierApplication() {
return self::getPage('supply-us/application');
}
public function processSupplierApplication(Request $request) {
if (!$request->input('companyName') == null) {
$company = $request->input('companyName');
return Response::json([ 'companyName' => $company ], 200);
} else {
$company = "No compnay specified";
return Response::json([ 'companyName' => $company ], 200);
}
}
}