/**
* Return field ID given the name
* @param $name the name of the field
*/
public static function idByName($name = NULL)
{
if ($name) {
try {
$field = Field::where('field_name', $name)->orderBy('field_name', 'asc')->firstOrFail();
return $field->id;
} catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
Log::error("The field ` {$name} ` does not exist: " . $e->getMessage());
//TODO: send email?
return null;
}
} else {
return null;
}
}
/**
* @return \Illuminate\Routing\Route|null|string
*/
public function ingnoreId()
{
$id = $this->route('field');
$name = $this->input('name');
return Field::where(compact('id', 'name'))->exists() ? $id : '';
}
