public function getAuthorsForDropdown()
{
$authors = \App\Author::orderby('last_name', 'ASC')->get();
$authors_for_dropdown = [];
foreach ($authors as $author) {
$authors_for_dropdown[$author->id] = $author->last_name . ', ' . $author->first_name;
}
return $authors_for_dropdown;
}
/**
* Responds to requests to GET /books/edit/{$id}
*/
public function getEdit($id = null)
{
$book = \App\Book::find($id);
$authors = \App\Author::orderby('last_name', 'ASC')->get();
$authors_for_dropdown = [];
foreach ($authors as $author) {
$authors_for_dropdown[$author->id] = $author->last_name . ', ' . $author->first_name;
}
#dump($authors_for_dropdown);
if (is_null($book)) {
\Session::flash('flash_message', 'Book not found.');
return redirect('\\books');
}
return view('books.edit')->with(['book' => $book, 'authors_for_dropdown' => $authors_for_dropdown]);
}
