Define default values for Laravel form fields

Question

To pre-populate form field, we can add \'value\' to form field in create.blade.php:

{{ Form::text(\'title\', \'Some default title\') }}

Is ther

Answer 1

All you need to do is include a conditional in your blade template.

Lets assume your database table has a field myfield, which you want to default to mydefault.

Just include the following in a partial view which is called by the create and edit views:

@if(isset($myfield))
{{ Form::input('text','myfield') }}
@else
{{ Form::input('text','myfield','mydefault') }}
@endif

You don't have to anything else.