A dontSave() method for form components

[edgrosvenor]

There might already be an easy way to do this, but I haven't found it yet. I have created a custom form component because I want certain data displayed to me while editing a record, but that component doesn't actually correspond to a column in the database. Unfortunately if I try to use it, it tries to save data in the column that corresponds to the name of the component. So what I'd love is something like this...

VideoPlayer::make('embed')->label('Preview Video')->dontSave()

Basically this would allow me to create dummy components that sit in the form but don't actually impact the record.

[zhanang19]

How about disabling the input? Any disabled input will not submitted

[ryangjchandler]

How about disabling the input? Any disabled input will not submitted

I'm not sure if Livewire respects disabled inputs with wire:model or not.

[edgrosvenor]

That didn't work. There's not actually an input in there at all. It's actually just a video player. There's not any way I can see, though, to add content to a form that's not a form component.

[ryangjchandler]

There's a View field type that you could use.

[edgrosvenor]

Doh! If I'd read just one section past the "Create Custom Component" block of the docs I'd have found that. Thanks! Works perfectly!