Do you know all the validation rules available in Laravel? Think again! Laravel has many ready-to-use validation rules that can make your code life a whole lot easier. Let’s uncover the top 10 validation rules you probably didn’t know existed.
1. Prohibited
Want to make sure a field is not present in the input? Use prohibited
.
'username' => 'prohibited',
If username
is included in the request, validation will fail. Simple and effective, especially for a honeypot!
2. Prohibits
Need a field to prohibit another field from being present? Check this out.
'password' => 'prohibits:username',
If password
is present, username
must not be.
3. Required If
This one’s a lifesaver when you need conditional validation.
'email' => 'required_if:contact_method,email',
The email
field is required only if contact_method
is email
.
4. Required Unless
Opposite of required_if
. Use it to require a field unless another field has a specific value.
'email' => 'required_unless:contact_method,phone',
Here, email
is required unless contact_method
is phone
.
5. Required Without
This rule is great when you need a field only if another field isn’t present.
'email' => 'required_without:phone',
If phone
isn’t provided, email
must be.
6. Required Without All
Step up your game by requiring a field if none of the other specified fields are present.
'email' => 'required_without_all:phone,address',
If neither phone
nor address
is present, email
is required.
7. Starts With
Check if a string starts with a given value.
'username' => 'starts_with:admin,user',
The username
must start with either admin
or user
.
8. Ends With
Similarly, check if a string ends with a specific value.
'username' => 'ends_with:_admin,_user',
The username
must end with either _admin
or _user
.
9. In Array
Confirm a field’s value exists in another array field.
'selected_option' => 'in_array:available_options.*',
The selected_option
must be one of the values in the available_options
array.
10. Different
Make sure two fields have different values.
'new_password' => 'different:current_password',
The new_password
must be different from the current_password
.
Wrapping Up
So there you have it, folks! Ten super handy Laravel validation rules you might not have known about. Using these can save you time and make your code cleaner and more efficient.
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