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Maybe this might help: http://laravel.com/docs/4.2/validation#conditionally-adding-rules using the sometimes rule.
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Oct 8, 2014
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Update File Uploads / Required
Hi guys,
When updating a model which has file inputs, those file inputs cannot be pre-populated (model binding / manually) with a value. Using the "required" validation rule on those inputs means the form can not be validated as they are seen as empty/invalid even though they actually have a valid value from the initial creation. I've tried adding hidden inputs below the file inputs but still no luck? I can't seem to find anything about this online so maybe I've just been really silly and overlooked something? I hope I've explained the situation well enough, it's quite difficult to put into words!
Thanks for reading and I really do appreciate any help/responses. Mike
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Thank you MThomas! I still can't get it working quite how I'd like it though :(
I've got "sometimes|required" - however blank file inputs show as NULL which means the required is still run as the input is in the Input:: array.
Looks like I'll need to try the closure / condition statements or I'm welcome to suggestions!
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Resolved :) - Thanks MThomas!
For those interested - I made a method in my Validator class that will unset file inputs if they're null, and therefore "sometimes|required" is now working how I needed it to! Hopefully I won't have any problems doing that!
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