Error with Invoke type controller in Laravel

Question

I'm having problems with and invoke type controller. After I create the controller with php artisan make:controller -i and add the route, when go to the route it tells me that the Invoke function doesn't exist.

Here is the route I'm using:

Route::get('/portfolio','PortfolioController');

And here is the code of the controller:

<?php
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;

 class PortfolioController extends Controller
 {
 public function __invoke(Request $request)
 {
    /** @var array $portafolio */
    $portafolio = [
        ["title" => "Proyecto #1"],
        ["title" => "Proyecto #2"],
        ["title" => "Proyecto #3"],
        ["title" => "Proyecto #4"],
    ];

    return view("portfolio", compact("portafolio"));
    }
}

I don't really get why this error occurs, because the invoke function is clearly there, so if anyone knows what could be the problem I will be really grateful. I'm using the last version of Laravel.

Yes it is, I created it today. When I use the Route::view function that also uses an invoke it works, so it's really weird. — Pichifino
I just created another project and tried it again, and it still didn't work, so I dont know — Pichifino
In the latest version of Laravel for new projects you need to use Route::get('/portfolio',PortfolioController::class); (might need a use somewhere in there too) — apokryfos
I tried that but it still doesnt work, thanks for the response. EDIT: I forgot to import the class, now it works! Thank you — Pichifino

adam adam · Accepted Answer · 2020-10-26T17:13:45

You need to use the fully qualified class name as in the documentation:

use App\Http\Controllers\PortfolioController;

Route::get('/portfolio', PortfolioController::class);

Error with Invoke type controller in Laravel

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