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Implement data validation in Laravel

data validation in laravel

Data validation is vital in software development to make sure that input data is correct before it's processed or stored. In Laravel, handling data validation is easy and flexible.

This guide will cover the basics of implementing data validation in Laravel. You'll learn how to use Laravel's built-in validation rules and how to create your own, helping you build secure and reliable applications.

Prerequisites

  • Composer
  • PHP 8.2

Setup project

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel_api 11.0.3
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Project structure

├─ app
│  ├─ Http
│  │  └─ Controllers
│  │     └─ UserController.php
│  └─ Models
│     └─ Users.php
├─ resources
│  └─ views
│     └─ user.blade.php
└─ routes
   └─ web.php
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This project structure will display only the files and folders that we plan to create or modify.

web.php

This file sets up the route URLs for the Laravel web application, specifically defining the resource URL for our UserController

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
use App\Http\Controllers\UserController;

Route::resource('/users', UserController::class);
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Users.php

This file defines the user information model.

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Users extends Model
{
    protected $fillable = [ 'id', 'name', 'email', 'age', 'birth_date' ];
}
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UserController.php

This file handles incoming requests and validates user input data.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Validation\ValidatesRequests;

class UserController {

    use ValidatesRequests;

    public function index()
    {
        return view('user');
    }

    public function store()
    {
        $this->validate(request(), [
            'id' => 'required',
            'name' => 'max:10',
            'email' => 'email',
            'age' => 'numeric|between:1,100',
            'birth_date' => 'date'
        ]);
        return view('user', ['pass' => true]);
    }
}
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index() returns the user view, which typically contains a form for user input.

store() handles form submissions and uses the validate() function to check the input data. If the data is valid, the method returns the user view with a pass variable to indicate successful validation.

user.blade.php

The HTML user input form is designed to test the validation rules. It typically includes fields that correspond to the properties of the user information.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width,initial-scale=1">
    <link href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/bootstrap/5.3.3/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
    <script>
        function fill(valid) {
            document.getElementById('id').value = (valid ? '1' : '')
            document.getElementById('name').value = (valid ? 'foo' : 'my name is foo')
            document.getElementById('email').value = (valid ? 'foo@mail.com' : 'mail')
            document.getElementById('age').value = (valid ? '10' : '101')
            document.getElementById('birth_date').value = (valid ? '01/01/2000' : '01012000')
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="container">
        <div class="row mt-3">
            <div class="col">
                <form method="post" action="/users">
                    @csrf
                    <div class="row">
                        <div class="mb-3 col-12">
                            <label class="form-label" for="id">Id</label>
                            <input id="id" name="id" class="form-control form-control-sm" value="{{old('id')}}" type="number" />
                            @error('id')<span class="text-danger">{{$message}}</span>@enderror
                        </div>
                        <div class="mb-3 col-12">
                            <label class="form-label" for="name">Name</label>
                            <input id="name" name="name" class="form-control form-control-sm" value="{{old('name')}}" />
                            @error('name')<span class="text-danger">{{$message}}</span>@enderror
                        </div>
                        <div class="mb-3 col-12">
                            <label class="form-label" for="email">Email</label>
                            <input id="email" name="email" class="form-control form-control-sm" value="{{old('email')}}" />
                            @error('email')<span class="text-danger">{{$message}}</span>@enderror
                        </div>
                        <div class="mb-3 col-12">
                            <label class="form-label" for="age">Age</label>
                            <input id="age" name="age" class="form-control form-control-sm" value="{{old('age')}}" />
                            @error('age')<span class="text-danger">{{$message}}</span>@enderror
                        </div>
                        <div class="mb-3 col-12">
                            <label class="form-label" for="birth_date">Birth Date</label>
                            <input id="birth_date" name="birth_date" class="form-control form-control-sm" value="{{old('birth_date')}}" />
                            @error('birth_date')<span class="text-danger">{{$message}}</span>@enderror
                        </div>
                        <div class="col-12">
                            <input type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-danger" onclick="fill(0)" value="Fill invaid data" />
                            <input type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-success" onclick="fill(1)" value="Fill vaid data" />
                            <button class="btn btn-sm btn-primary">Submit</button>
                        </div>
                        @isset($pass)
                        <div class="alert alert-success mt-3">
                            Validation success!
                        </div>
                        @endisset
                    </div>
                </form>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</body>
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  • @error displays validation errors for a specific field.
  • @isset($pass) indicates whether the input data is valid and can be used to show a validation success message.

Run project

php artisan serve
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Open the web browser and goto http://localhost:8000/users

You will find this test page.

test-page

Testing

Click "Fill invalid data" and then click "Submit" to see the error messages displayed in the input form.

validation-failed

Click "Fill valid data" and then "Submit" again. You should see the validation success message displayed in the input form.

validation-success

Conclusion

This article has covered implementing the basic form validation, helping you build reliable and user-friendly applications. Apply these practices to enhance both the robustness and usability of your Laravel projects.

Source code: https://github.com/stackpuz/Example-Validation-Laravel-11

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