Level 67
which "bootstrap datepicker" are you using? Most allow you to specify the date format.
May 10, 2017
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Level 3
Date validation in Laravel
Hello,
I want to validate a form request.
'start' => 'required|date|date_format:Y-m-d|after:tomorrow',
'end' => 'required|date|date_format:Y-m-d|after:start'
Those above are the rules.
My problem is when ever I try to fill the dates with Bootstrap-datepicker it gives me an error. The format is not correct. I already know that the format doesn't match, because Bootstrap-datepicker doesn't allow such format like Y-m-d
My question is:
Can I change the format in the rule so it matches the format of Bootstrap-datepicker's format. Like the following
dd-mm-yyyy
I have used to wrok with HTML5 and the attribute date but unfortunately it doesn't work on Firefox.
The language of the datepicker is also important to me.
Thanks guys.
Level 3
This is the website http://bootstrap-datepicker.readthedocs.io
Level 67
It has a format option to set the date format.
http://bootstrap-datepicker.readthedocs.io/en/latest/options.html#format
Did you try format: 'yyyy-mm-dd'?
Level 3
Awesome, I just tried it out. It doesn't work. It seems to be that the validation rule is the problem. I have put the same on the rule and on the Bootstrap-datepicker
yyyy/mm/dd
The start does not match the format yyyy/mm/dd.
Level 67
It's probably bc php and that javascript package have different symbols for different date components.
For the datepicker, try what I suggested above yyyy-mm-dd and for the laravel validation rule try Y-m-d. Those should be equivalent.
I'm just suggesting the Y-m-d format bc I assume you're storing this as a date column type in the db.
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Level 3
It did work. Thanks a lot ;)
Level 67
You're welcome!
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