Undefined method 'status' when updating App\Exceptions\Handler.php For Laravel

[shokanshi]

I ran into this error "Undefined method 'status'" on this line: "if ($response->status() === 419)"

I am following the instructions listed on this page for handling CSRF: https://inertiajs.com/csrf-protection

use Throwable;
use Inertia\Inertia;

/**

• Prepare exception for rendering.

• @param \Throwable $e

• @return \Throwable
  */
  public function render($request, Throwable $e)
  {
  $response = parent::render($request, $e);

  if ($response->status() === 419) {
  return back()->with([
  'message' => 'The page expired, please try again.',
  ]);
  }

  return $response;
  }
  Extend the render() method in your App\Exceptions\Handler.php.

What am I missing?

P.S. Running on the latest Laravel and Inertia.

[shokanshi]

Apparently, the error that VSCode return is not accurate. I am still able to run the app and by passing in a fake CSRF token, I am able to trigger the error.

However, I have a question. Why does

return $response->status();

always display 500

Even

return $response->status() === 419 ? "1" : "0;

will display 0 instead of 1.

And yet this block of codes will return the correct response?

if ($response->status() === 419) {
return back()->with([
'message' => 'The page expired, please try again.',
]);

On further tests, this piece of code will return 419:

return response()->json([$response->status()]);

I am new to Laravel and Inertia so this behavior perplexes me.