Undefined index when editing default language value in Laravel Backpack

Question

I'm trying to get the multi language feature in Backpack working. I've followed all steps that are present in the documentation. I am able to add the values in the languages I've defined. I can also edit these values except for the default language. I'm getting an undefined index 'nl' error.

The defined languages are following: nl (Dutch), fr (French), en (English).

I've tried changing my default language and see how the applications reacts to it but I'm facing the same issue on the main (defined in config/app.php) language.

I've also downgraded laravel-translatable to v 3.x as the Backpack changelog doesn't mention any support to the v 4.x of that package. Now I'm back on the v4 as it made no difference.

Currently in my composer file I have this: "backpack/base": "^0.9.7", "backpack/crud": "^3.3.0", "backpack/permissionmanager": "^2.1", "backpack/settings": "^2.0", "intervention/image": "^2.4", "laravel/framework": "5.7.*", "spatie/laravel-translatable": "^4.0"

My crud config:

    'show_translatable_field_icon' => true,
    'translatable_field_icon_position' => 'right',

    'locales' => [
        'nl',
        'fr',
        'en'
    ],

The mode I want to apply translations to:

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
use Backpack\CRUD\CrudTrait;
use Backpack\CRUD\ModelTraits\SpatieTranslatable\HasTranslations;

class Supplier extends Model
{
    use CrudTrait;
    use HasTranslations;

    /*
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    | GLOBAL VARIABLES
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */

    protected $table = 'suppliers';
    protected $fillable = [
        'name'
    ];
    protected $translatable =  ['name'];

A value in my table looks like this: {"nl":"Leverancier x nl","1":"Leverancier x fr"}

I need to also be able to edit the default language. As for now I don't see where it's going wrong.

Can you provide the exact error you are getting and the stack trace for it? — Wesley Smith

Maarten Maarten · Accepted Answer · 2019-05-23T08:30:01

In case someone encounters the same issue... Fairly logic this didn't work.

You should declare locals like this:

'locales' => [
    'nl' => 'Dutch',
    'fr' => 'French',
    'en' => 'English'
],

Undefined index when editing default language value in Laravel Backpack

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