EDIT: I am using Laravel 4 PHP and initially I thought this problem was related to the 'link_to_route' method on a webpage so you can simply link to another webpage that does not contain any dynamic data.
However, I am discovering that the order you list your Routes will ultimately determine if your routes are successfully reached or not.
Authors2.php (Controller)
class Authors2_Controller extends BaseController {
public $restful = true;
public function contact() {
return View::make('authors2.index')
->with('title','Authors and Books')
->with('authors2', Author2::orderBy('name')->get());
}
public function getnew() {
return View::make('authors2.new')
->with('title', 'Add New Author');
}
Routes.php
Route::get('authors2', array('as'=>'authors2', 'uses' =>'Authors2_Controller@contact'));
Route::get('authors2/new', array('as'=>'new_author', 'uses'=>'Authors2_Controller@getnew'));
index.blade.php (view)
@extends('layouts.default')
@section('content')
<h1>Authors2 Home Page </h1>
<ul>
@foreach($authors2 as $author2)
<li>{{ link_to_route('author2', $author2->name, $parameters = array($author2->id)) }}</li>
@endforeach
</ul>
<p>{{ link_to_route('new_author', 'Add Author') }} </p>
@endsection
When I click on the 'Add Author' link, I get the error 'Trying to get property of non-object' error.
EDIT: So now when I change the order of the routing where if I list the 'authors2/new' route BEFORE the 'authors2' route, the route will actually work:
Route::get('authors2/new', array('as'=>'new_author', 'uses'=>'Authors2_Controller@getnew'));
Route::get('authors2', array('as'=>'authors2', 'uses' =>'Authors2_Controller@contact'));
Does this have to deal with how Routes are first received and if so, why does this happen?