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I have an array input. But when i try to validate it, validation is not working. My blade:
<td><input type="text" name="exam_name[]" placeholder="Exam Name" class="form-control name_list" /></td>
My controller validation :
$validations = Validator::make($request->all(),[
'percentage'=> 'required|array',
'year_passed'=> 'required|array',
'institute_name'=> 'required|array',
'exam_name'=> 'required|array',
],[
'exam_name.required'=> 'Please enter a name',
]);
Please use the docs to reslove your problem
https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#validating-nested-array-input
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
'person.*.email' => 'email|unique:users',
'person.*.first_name' => 'required_with:person.*.last_name',
]);
@sos99 Can you please show an example with my code?
@akhilmurali can you give us the details about exam_name ?
for example: a singular element:
exam_name = [
'title' =>"Algebra",
'level'=>7,
]
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
'exam_name.title' => ['required', 'string','min:3'],
'exam_name.level' => ['required','integer'],
]);
...
if ($validator->fails()) {
return;
}
// Retrieve the validated input...
$validated = $validator->validated();
//....
@sos99 I have 5 text field with name exam_name.
<td><input type="text" name="exam_name[]" placeholder="Exam Name" class="form-control name_list" /></td>
<td><input type="text" name="exam_name[]" placeholder="Exam Name" class="form-control name_list" /></td>
<td><input type="text" name="exam_name[]" placeholder="Exam Name" class="form-control name_list" /></td>
<td><input type="text" name="exam_name[]" placeholder="Exam Name" class="form-control name_list" /></td>
<td><input type="text" name="exam_name[]" placeholder="Exam Name" class="form-control name_list" /></td>
depends what type of field it is
array is not the correct one to use. if you have multiple inputs with a name of exam_name[] and they are all required then the correct rule is
`exam_name.•` => 'required'
Validate its values
$request->validate([
'exam_name'=> 'required|array|min:1',
'exam_name.*' => 'required|string',
]);
https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#rule-min
https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/validation#validating-nested-array-input
@MohamedTammam When i validate it with min:1 ,it is not displaying any validation message. But when i use min:2 it is displaying validation message.
@akhilmurali @mohamedtammam These are not correct use of min and array
@Snapey Why? if he needs at least on element in the array, wouldn't that be the right validation rule?
@MohamedTammam How is min:1 any different from required?
array checks that the element has the specified keys, eg array:name,email. OP does not have any keys.
I have an array input. But when i try to validate it, validation is not working.
In what way do you want to validate the array? What are you checking?
dd($request->all()) at the start of the controller and check you are getting what was expected
@Snapey If input is empty ,value should not enter into db. In my case even if input is empty ,NULL value is entering into DB.
@akhilmurali so, you have a solution proposed earlier. Did you use it?
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