How to get Select Value in Laravel - php

Question

Hello I want to try to get the value of the selected option but i always getting a null value when i dump out the variable.
My Select looks like this:
<div class="col-md-6">
<!--<input id="members" type="text" class="form-control" name="members">-->
<select name="members" class="js-example-basic-multiple js-states form-control" id="members" multiple="multiple" >
<!-- #foreach($users as $user)
<option value='{{$user->id}}'>{{$user->name}}</option>
#endforeach-->
<option value="1">A</option>
<option value="2">B</option>
<option value="3">C</option>
<option value="4">D</option>
</select>
#if ($errors->has('members'))
<span class="help-block">
<strong>{{ $errors->first('members') }}</strong>
</span>
#endif
</div>
And my Controller function looks like this:
$sprintname = $request->input('sprintname');
$startdate = $request->input('startdate');
$enddate = $request->input('enddate');
$members = $request->input('members');
dd($members);
I really dont know whats wrong and i hope someone can help me.
The other inputs are fine but only with the select i get a null value.

Answer 1

you used multiple select try name="members[]"
and in Controller
public function Postdata(Request $request) {
$value = $request->members; }
Or you can do:
dd( request()->all() );
To check all of the data.

Answer 2

If you are using a model define it in the controller and in the Routes.php file.
Here what I have used in my sample project.I haven't use a controller for this.Got good results for laravel 5.0,5.1 and 5.2.
Category.php (this is the model in app directory)
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
class Category extends Model
{
protected $fillable = ['name'];
protected $table = 'categories';
public function category()
{
return $this->belongsTo('App\Category');
}
}
in Routes.php
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Input;
use App\Category;
Route::get('/',function()
{
$categories = Category::all();
return view('category.index')->with('categories',$categories);
});
in the view
index.blade.php
<div class="form-group">
<label for="">Categories</label>
<select class="form-control input-sm" name="category" id="category">
#foreach($categories as $category)
<option value="{{$category->id}}">{{$category->name}} </option>
#endforeach
</select>
</div>
This work like a charm.Hope this information will be helpful for you!