Pass variable from one controller to another laravel 5.4 - laravel

Question

I am trying to pass the request variable from a form request to another controller (the second controller is going to have a lot of code in it so I want to use it to keep the main controller clean), but when I try and pass the variable over, nothing happens, the variable data isn't sent over.
Here is my current code:
class mainController extends Controller{
public function store(Request $request)
{
//validation
$otherClass = (new secondController)->createDBEntry($request);
}
}
class secondController extends Controller{
public function createDBEntry($request)
{
return $request;
}
}
However, nothing is passed from the $request into the secondController. If I echo something in the secondController it works no problem, so I know it's being called, but the data isn't being sent over. What am I missing here? Keep in mind I am fairly new to laravel and I am using 5.4.

Answer 1

Your code works just fine. You are just expecting a behavior that is never going to happen though because:
new secondController instantiates secondController
createDBEntry($request) calls the method createDBEntry passed
with $request
The returned value is stored in the variable $otherClass
And that's it! nothing more is (and will be) happening. If you want to see the value of $otherClass (and see your code working) you have to return it:
class mainController extends Controller
{
public function store(Request $request)
{
$otherClass = new secondController
$otherClass->createDBEntry($request);
return $otherClass;
}
}
class secondController extends Controller
{
public function createDBEntry($arg)
{
return $arg;
}
}