Edit action

#Overview

Filament includes a prebuilt action that is able to edit Eloquent records. When the trigger button is clicked, a modal will open with a form inside. The user fills the form, and that data is validated and saved into the database. You may use it like so:

use Filament\Actions\EditAction;
use Filament\Forms\Components\TextInput;
 
EditAction::make()
    ->record($this->post)
    ->form([
        TextInput::make('title')
            ->required()
            ->maxLength(255),
        // ...
    ])
use Filament\Actions\EditAction;
use Filament\Forms\Components\TextInput;

EditAction::make()
    ->record($this->post)
    ->form([
        TextInput::make('title')
            ->required()
            ->maxLength(255),
        // ...
    ])

If you want to edit table rows, you can use the Filament\Tables\Actions\EditAction instead:

use Filament\Forms\Components\TextInput;
use Filament\Tables\Actions\EditAction;
use Filament\Tables\Table;
 
public function table(Table $table): Table
{
    return $table
        ->actions([
            EditAction::make()
                ->form([
                    TextInput::make('title')
                        ->required()
                        ->maxLength(255),
                    // ...
                ]),
        ]);
}
use Filament\Forms\Components\TextInput;
use Filament\Tables\Actions\EditAction;
use Filament\Tables\Table;

public function table(Table $table): Table
{
    return $table
        ->actions([
            EditAction::make()
                ->form([
                    TextInput::make('title')
                        ->required()
                        ->maxLength(255),
                    // ...
                ]),
        ]);
}

#Customizing data before filling the form

You may wish to modify the data from a record before it is filled into the form. To do this, you may use the mutateRecordDataUsing() method to modify the $data array, and return the modified version before it is filled into the form:

EditAction::make()
    ->mutateRecordDataUsing(function (array $data): array {
        $data['user_id'] = auth()->id();
 
        return $data;
    })
EditAction::make()
    ->mutateRecordDataUsing(function (array $data): array {
        $data['user_id'] = auth()->id();

        return $data;
    })

#Customizing data before saving

Sometimes, you may wish to modify form data before it is finally saved to the database. To do this, you may use the mutateFormDataUsing() method, which has access to the $data as an array, and returns the modified version:

EditAction::make()
    ->mutateFormDataUsing(function (array $data): array {
        $data['last_edited_by_id'] = auth()->id();
 
        return $data;
    })
EditAction::make()
    ->mutateFormDataUsing(function (array $data): array {
        $data['last_edited_by_id'] = auth()->id();

        return $data;
    })

#Customizing the saving process

You can tweak how the record is updated with the using() method:

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
EditAction::make()
    ->using(function (Model $record, array $data): Model {
        $record->update($data);
 
        return $record;
    })
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

EditAction::make()
    ->using(function (Model $record, array $data): Model {
        $record->update($data);

        return $record;
    })

#Redirecting after saving

You may set up a custom redirect when the form is submitted using the successRedirectUrl() method:

EditAction::make()
    ->successRedirectUrl(route('posts.list'))
EditAction::make()
    ->successRedirectUrl(route('posts.list'))

If you want to redirect using the created record, use the $record parameter:

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
EditAction::make()
    ->successRedirectUrl(fn (Model $record): string => route('posts.view', [
        'post' => $record,
    ]))
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

EditAction::make()
    ->successRedirectUrl(fn (Model $record): string => route('posts.view', [
        'post' => $record,
    ]))

#Customizing the save notification

When the record is successfully updated, a notification is dispatched to the user, which indicates the success of their action.

To customize the title of this notification, use the successNotificationTitle() method:

EditAction::make()
    ->successNotificationTitle('User updated')
EditAction::make()
    ->successNotificationTitle('User updated')

You may customize the entire notification using the successNotification() method:

use Filament\Notifications\Notification;
 
EditAction::make()
    ->successNotification(
       Notification::make()
            ->success()
            ->title('User updated')
            ->body('The user has been saved successfully.'),
    )
use Filament\Notifications\Notification;

EditAction::make()
    ->successNotification(
       Notification::make()
            ->success()
            ->title('User updated')
            ->body('The user has been saved successfully.'),
    )

To disable the notification altogether, use the successNotification(null) method:

EditAction::make()
    ->successNotification(null)
EditAction::make()
    ->successNotification(null)

#Lifecycle hooks

Hooks may be used to execute code at various points within the action's lifecycle, like before a form is saved.

There are several available hooks:

EditAction::make()
    ->beforeFormFilled(function () {
        // Runs before the form fields are populated from the database.
    })
    ->afterFormFilled(function () {
        // Runs after the form fields are populated from the database.
    })
    ->beforeFormValidated(function () {
        // Runs before the form fields are validated when the form is saved.
    })
    ->afterFormValidated(function () {
        // Runs after the form fields are validated when the form is saved.
    })
    ->before(function () {
        // Runs before the form fields are saved to the database.
    })
    ->after(function () {
        // Runs after the form fields are saved to the database.
    })
EditAction::make()
    ->beforeFormFilled(function () {
        // Runs before the form fields are populated from the database.
    })
    ->afterFormFilled(function () {
        // Runs after the form fields are populated from the database.
    })
    ->beforeFormValidated(function () {
        // Runs before the form fields are validated when the form is saved.
    })
    ->afterFormValidated(function () {
        // Runs after the form fields are validated when the form is saved.
    })
    ->before(function () {
        // Runs before the form fields are saved to the database.
    })
    ->after(function () {
        // Runs after the form fields are saved to the database.
    })

#Halting the saving process

At any time, you may call $action->halt() from inside a lifecycle hook or mutation method, which will halt the entire saving process:

use App\Models\Post;
use Filament\Notifications\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Notifications\Notification;
use Filament\Tables\Actions\EditAction;
 
EditAction::make()
    ->before(function (EditAction $action, Post $record) {
        if (! $record->team->subscribed()) {
            Notification::make()
                ->warning()
                ->title('You don\'t have an active subscription!')
                ->body('Choose a plan to continue.')
                ->persistent()
                ->actions([
                    Action::make('subscribe')
                        ->button()
                        ->url(route('subscribe'), shouldOpenInNewTab: true),
                ])
                ->send();
        
            $action->halt();
        }
    })
use App\Models\Post;
use Filament\Notifications\Actions\Action;
use Filament\Notifications\Notification;
use Filament\Tables\Actions\EditAction;

EditAction::make()
    ->before(function (EditAction $action, Post $record) {
        if (! $record->team->subscribed()) {
            Notification::make()
                ->warning()
                ->title('You don\'t have an active subscription!')
                ->body('Choose a plan to continue.')
                ->persistent()
                ->actions([
                    Action::make('subscribe')
                        ->button()
                        ->url(route('subscribe'), shouldOpenInNewTab: true),
                ])
                ->send();
        
            $action->halt();
        }
    })

If you'd like the action modal to close too, you can completely cancel() the action instead of halting it:

$action->cancel();
$action->cancel();

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