php - Saving/updating one to many relationships in Laravel -

i'm wondering best approach when saving (for first time) or updating one-to-many relationships laravel.

at simple level have person model can have multiple appointment models associated it. these relationships established on models themselves, need able to;

• display them when editing person
• allow them saved in first instance
• allow them updated in future

the tricky part want them embedded within form editing person itself, rather on separate page. so, fields appointments shown within expandable table, in middle of person form.

so far i've managed send form data in way means array contains full details of appointment models, convert appointment models , save them. doesn't feel elegant though, , i'm thinking there better way this.

i ran across few days earlier, , figured best way modify appointments, send data, , loop between database entries , update them 1 one. ofcourse wouldn't able have single function both creating , modifying appointments looking @ possibly 2 views end user. 1 creating appointments, , 1 ammending them.

so, if data sent like:

appointment[0] appointment[1] appointment[2] 

within controller, can query retrieve appointments, such like

$appointments = appointment::where('user_id','=',$userid)->get(); 

and loop, of each appointment update contents using foreach.

$i=0; foreach($appointments $appointment){     $appointment->date = input::get('appointment')[$i];     $appointment->save();     $i++; }