So, okay i tried a lot of rules from validation docs but all give me same error saying
Array to string conversion
Here is how I add the array:
$this->validate($request,[
'employee' => 'required|in:'.$employee->pluck('id')->toArray(),
],[
'employee.in' => 'employee does not exists',
]);
Any hint on how to achieve this?
i created a custom validator but still passing array seems to be not possible
You are now able to use the Rule class instead of imploding values yourself as described in the correct answer. Simply do:
$ids = $employee->pluck('id')->toArray();
['employee' => ['required', Rule::in($ids)]];
As mentioned in the documentation for the "in" rule.
Implode the array as a string and join it on commas.
'employee' => 'required|in:'.$employee->implode('id', ', '),
This will make the correct comma separated string that the validator expects when making an in comparison.
Edit
This still works, but is not the Laravelesque way of doing it anymore. See the answer by @nielsiano.
This can be accomplished in for ways
You can do like this you need to user use Illuminate\Validation\Rule class top of your script
$request->validate ([
'someProperty' => [
'required',
Rule::in(['manager', 'delivery_boy', 'stuff'])
]
]);
You can also do like this in: required a string like 'required|in:manager, delivery_boy, stuff'
"required|in:" . implode(", ",$rules)
$rules = ['manager', 'delivery_boy', 'stuff'];
$request->validate([
'someProperty' => "required|in:" . implode(", ",$rules)
]);
This way will work when you're using Validator class
\Validator::make($request->all(),[
'someProperty' => [
'required',
Rule::in(['manager', 'delivery_boy', 'stuff'])
]
])
When you use Laravel form request class for validation request
public function rules(): array
{
return [
'someProperty' => [
'required',
Rule::in(['manager', 'delivery_boy', 'stuff'])
]
];
}
public function authorize(): bool
{
return true;
}
