Validating array fields based on index in Laravel 5.4

Question

I have two arrays in my request:

from = ["Dec 24,2017",.....]
to   = ["Dec 21,2017",....]

And I have added rules in Laravel Validator for them

'from.*' => 'required',
'to.*' => 'required',

But now I have to add a new validation rule. The first element in "from" must be less than or equal to first element in "to", and respectively for other elements in the arrays.

from[0] <= to[0];
from[1] <= to[1];

Any help is appreciated.

why not just use a if loop to check each dates

Sapnesh Naik
– Sapnesh Naik

2017-12-27 14:06:05 +00:00
Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 14:06 — Sapnesh Naik
– Sapnesh Naik, Commented Dec 27, 2017 at 14:06

Rahul · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-27 14:13:22Z

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You can use this snippet,

$date = ["Dec 24,2017", "Dec 24,2017","Dec 24,2017","Dec 24,2017"];
$date1 = ["Aug 24,2017", "Dec 26,2017","Feb 24,2017","Nov 24,2017"];

foreach($date as $k => $val){
    if(strtotime($date[$k]) > strtotime($date1[$k])){
        return false;
    }
}

and you can also write custom validation, and keep above code inside that.

It should solve your problem.

answered Dec 27, 2017 at 14:13

Rahul

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Luis felipe De jesus Munoz Over a year ago

Actually, there is no way to create a custom validation comparing two variables. The answer you provided is the best solution.

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