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I would like to know if it is possible to validate that an input time is between two time limits, I have done the following based on several sites that I reviewed but I do not get a successful result.
'start_time' => 'required|date_format:H:i|between:09:00,18:00',
I would greatly appreciate your support.
You can use a rule closure with bespoke logic
'start_time' => [
'required',
function ($attribute, $value, $fail) {
$hour = intval(Illuminate\Support\Str::before($value,':'));
if ($hour < 9 || $hour > 18) {
$fail($attribute . ' must be between 09:00 and 18:00');
}
}
]
or you can create a custom rule class
class HourBetween implements Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule
{
private $start;
private $end;
public function __construct($start, $end)
{
$this->start = $start;
$this->end = $end;
}
public function passes($attribute, $value)
{
$hour = intval(Illuminate\Support\Str::before($value,':'));
return $hour >= $this->start && $hour < $this->end;
}
public function message()
{
return "The :attribute should be between {$this->start}:00 and {$this->end}:00";
}
}
and then use it like
'start_time' => [
'required',
new HourBetween(9,18),
]
https://laravel.com/docs/8.x/validation#custom-validation-rules
@Snapey Thank you very much for your support
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