public function update(Request $request) { //$categories = buildingCategory::all(); if (isset($request['buildingid']) && !empty($request['buildingid'])) { $buildingid = $request['buildingid']; } if (isset($request['buildingdesc']) && !empty($request['buildingdesc'])) { $buildingdesc = $request['buildingdesc']; } if (isset($request['buildingLocation']) && !empty($request['buildingLocation'])) { $buildingLocation = $request['buildingLocation']; } // Retrieve use session $user = $request->session()->get('user'); //Save building for user $building = buildingModel::find($buildingid); $building->buildingLocation = $buildingLocation; $building->desc = $buildingdesc; $building->save(); Session::flash('success', 'Building successfully updated'); print json_encode(array(1)); }