| 1 |  |  | <?php namespace Taskforcedev\LaravelForum\Http\Controllers; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
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                | 3 |  |  | use \Auth; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 4 |  |  | use \Schema; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 5 |  |  | use Taskforcedev\LaravelSupport\Http\Controllers\Controller; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 6 |  |  | use Taskforcedev\LaravelForum\Models\ForumCategory; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 7 |  |  | use Taskforcedev\LaravelForum\Helpers\UserHelper; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 8 |  |  | use Taskforcedev\LaravelForum\Helpers\Sanitizer; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 9 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 10 |  |  | /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 11 |  |  |  * Class BaseController | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 12 |  |  |  * @package Taskforcedev\LaravelForum\Http\Controllers | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 13 |  |  |  */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 14 |  |  | class BaseController extends Controller | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 15 |  |  | { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 16 |  |  |     public $sanitizer; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 17 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 18 |  |  |     public function __construct() | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 19 |  |  |     { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 20 |  |  |         $this->sanitizer = new Sanitizer(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 21 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 22 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 23 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 24 |  |  |      * Determine if the user can moderate the forums. | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 25 |  |  |      * @return boolean | 
            
                                                                                                            
                                                                
            
                                    
            
            
                | 26 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 27 |  |  |     protected function canModerate() | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 28 |  |  |     { | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 29 |  |  |         $user = $this->getUser(); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 30 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 31 |  |  |         if ($user->name == 'Guest' && $user->email == '[email protected]') { | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 32 |  |  |             return false; | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 33 |  |  |         } | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
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                | 35 |  |  |         if (method_exists($user, 'can')) { | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 36 |  |  |             return $user->can('forum-moderate'); | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 37 |  |  |         } | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
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                | 39 |  |  |         // If no method of authorizing return false; | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 40 |  |  |         return false; | 
            
                                                                        
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 41 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 42 |  |  |  | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 43 |  |  |     public function canCreateForums() | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 44 |  |  |     { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 45 |  |  |         try { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 46 |  |  |             $user = Auth::user(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 47 |  |  |             return $user->can('create', Forum::class); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 48 |  |  |         } catch (\Exception $e) { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 49 |  |  |             return false; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 50 |  |  |         } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 51 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
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                | 53 |  |  |     /** | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 54 |  |  |      * Builds data required for views. | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 55 |  |  |      * @return array | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 56 |  |  |      */ | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 57 |  |  |     protected function buildData($data = []) | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 58 |  |  |     { | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 59 |  |  |         $data['user'] = $this->getUser(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 60 |  |  |         $data['layout'] = $this->getLayout(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 61 |  |  |         $data['categories'] = ForumCategory::with('forums')->get(); | 
                            
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                | 62 |  |  |         $data['sitename'] = $this->getSitename(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 63 |  |  |         $data['wysiwyg'] = config('laravel-forum.wysiwyg'); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 64 |  |  |         $data['sanitizer'] = $this->sanitizer; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 65 |  |  |         $data['userHelper'] = new UserHelper(); | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
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                | 67 |  |  |         return $data; | 
            
                                                                                                            
                            
            
                                    
            
            
                | 68 |  |  |     } | 
            
                                                                                                            
                                                                
            
                                    
            
            
                | 69 |  |  | } | 
            
                                                        
            
                                    
            
            
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It seems like the method you are trying to call exists only in some of the possible types.
Let’s take a look at an example:
Available Fixes
Add an additional type-check:
Only allow a single type to be passed if the variable comes from a parameter: