laravel use request in controller show resource method code example

Example 1: route resource laravel

Verb          Path                        Action  Route Name
GET           /users                      index   users.index
GET           /users/create               create  users.create
POST          /users                      store   users.store
GET           /users/{user}               show    users.show
GET           /users/{user}/edit          edit    users.edit
PUT|PATCH     /users/{user}               update  users.update
DELETE        /users/{user}               destroy users.destroy

Example 2: laravel resource controller create example

<?php
...
    /**
        * Store a newly created resource in storage.
        *
        * @return Response
        */
    public function store()
    {
        // validate
        // read more on validation at http://laravel.com/docs/validation
        $rules = array(
            'name'       => 'required',
            'email'      => 'required|email',
            'shark_level' => 'required|numeric'
        );
        $validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);

        // process the login
        if ($validator->fails()) {
            return Redirect::to('sharks/create')
                ->withErrors($validator)
                ->withInput(Input::except('password'));
        } else {
            // store
            $shark = new shark;
            $shark->name       = Input::get('name');
            $shark->email      = Input::get('email');
            $shark->shark_level = Input::get('shark_level');
            $shark->save();

            // redirect
            Session::flash('message', 'Successfully created shark!');
            return Redirect::to('sharks');
        }
    }
...