/** * Resolves Section object regardless of given identifier. * * @param $section * @param bool $withTrashed * @return null * @throws SectionNotFoundException */ public static function resolveSelf($section, $withTrashed = false) { if (is_null($section)) { return null; } if (!$section instanceof Section) { if (is_numeric($section)) { try { if ($withTrashed) { $section = Section::withTrashed()->findOrFail($section); } else { $section = Section::findOrFail($section); } } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) { throw new SectionNotFoundException('Section not found with the given ID.'); } } else { try { if ($withTrashed) { $section = Section::withTrashed()->whereSlug($section)->firstOrFail(); } else { $section = Section::whereSlug($section)->firstOrFail(); } } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) { throw new SectionNotFoundException('Section not found with the given slug.'); } } } return $section; }