I would like to get the values for a series of checkboxes I have set up in a Laravel 4 form. Here is the code in the view setting up the checkboxes:
@foreach ($friends as $friend)
<input tabindex="1" type="checkbox" name="friend[]" id="{{$friend}}" value="{{$friend}}">
@endforeach
In my controller, I would like to get the values for the checked boxes and put them in an array. I am not exactly sure how to do this, but I assume it is something like:
array[];
foreach($friend as $x)
if (isset(Input::get('friend')) {
array[] = Input::get('friend');
}
endforeach
Could you provide me with a solution to do this? Thank you.
EDIT:
This is what I have in the controller:
public function describe_favorite() {
$fan = Fan::find(Auth::user()->id);
$fan->favorite_venue = Input::get('venue');
$fan->favorite_experience = Input::get('experience');
$friends_checked = Input::get('friend[]');
print_r($friends_checked);
if(is_array($friends_checked))
{
$fan->experience_friends = 5;
}
$fan->save();
return Redirect::to('fans/home');
}
It is not going through the "if" loop. How do I see the output of the print_r to see what's in the $friends_checked variable?