php - Need help to import file.DAT into public/uploads folder using Laravel -

i'm trying import file.dat in public/uploads folder. didn't succeed. error appear

call member function getclientoriginalname() on non-object.

here's code

controller

<?php  class importcontroller extends basecontroller {      /*     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------     | default import controller     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------     |     | may wish use controllers instead of, or in addition to, closure     | based routes. that's great! here example controller method     | started. route controller, add route:     |     |   route::get('/', 'importcontroller@index');     |     */      public function showimport()     {         return view::make('import');     }      public function handleimport()     {         $file = input::file('file'); // file upload input field in form should named 'file'          $destinationpath = 'public/uploads/'.str_random(8);         $filename = $file->getclientoriginalname();         $uploadsuccess = $file->move($destinationpath, $filename);          if( $uploadsuccess ) {             return response::json('success', 200); // or redirect message file uploaded         } else {             return response::json('error', 400);         }     } } 

view

<form action="{{ action('importcontroller@handleimport') }}" method="post" role="form">     <div class="form-group">         <label for="inputfile">file import</label>         <input type="file" id="inputfile">     </div>     <input type="submit" value="import" class="btn btn-primary" /> </form> 

something wrong code?

depending on version, input::file('file'); can return different types. use dd($file) see $file is, based on can check if file proceed.