Class name must be a valid object or a string

[hemant17]

I am getting error of - Class name must be a valid object or a string
when i try to use it in blade.php

[sectorf8]

Same here :(

[uyab]

Did you override the configuration?
Could you provide sample code?
Could you provide the complete error message + stack trace?

[shohanean]

Same Error!

[shohanean]

Can not do anything at controller, not at blade. Any suggestions?

[uyab]

@shohanean please provide some code snippet so I can suggests what is wrong

[hemant17]

@shohanean please provide some code snippet so I can suggests what is wrong

there is nothing special code snippet we just following the simple install step - https://github.com/laravolt/avatar#output-as-base64
it just shows that error. with default laravel install and with installed.

[uyab]

If so, could yo provide the full stack trace of the error here?

[shohanean]

Yes nothing special code

[uyab]

@shohanean full error message please 😄

[shohanean]

I just require the package, then published the vendor.
In my controller which is Called ProfileController.php I added
Use use Avatar;
Then in index method I just tried to echo like this:
echo Avatar::create('Joko Widodo')->toBase64();
Then the error came out!

[shohanean]

Error
Class name must be a valid object or a string

[shohanean]

In line:
vendor\laravolt\avatar\src\ServiceProvider.php:38

[uyab]

So it is related to config file:

  // Initial generator class
    'generator' => \Laravolt\Avatar\Generator\DefaultGenerator::class,

Could you confirm that you have that entry in config/laravolt/avatar.php ?

Or, you can check using php artisan tinker, what is the output of the following code:
config(laravolt.avatar.generator)

[dieume-n]

I'm having the same issue here.

The output of config('laravolt.avatar.generator') in tinker is null

[dieume-n]

Solved by running php artisan config:cache to clear and rebuild the configuration cache

[kb6673]

I solved this just like @dieume-n .

Perhaps the documentation should remind us to rebuild the config cache.