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Hello,
I like using form requests to validate the fields when I use standard routes for CRUD.
The Livewire documentation says that it's possible to validate the fields by defining a rules() function.
As there is already this function in a form request, how is it possible to use a standard Laravel form request to validate the different fields in a Livewire form ?
Would it be as simple as returing (new CategoryRequest)->rules() from the Livewire rules() function ? Or is there another way to that properly ?
Thanks for your help.
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@vincent15000 You don’t use form requests in Livewire components, as Livewire components don’t work with a single request. If you want to re-use rules, then abstract them to their own validation class that both the form request and Livewire component can make use of, instead of trying to misuse the form request.
@martinbean Thank you, that's exactly what I needed to know ;). Sure I didn't want to use the form request directly, by effectively, as you say, abstract the rules is a good idea.
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