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gileneusz
gileneusz

Reputation: 1485

Laravel validator passing array when null

I've got basic laravel validator for my request:

    $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
        'speciality' => 'required|array|min:1',
    ]);
    if ($validator->fails()) {
        return response([
            'status' => 'error',
            'error' => 'invalid.credentials',
            'message' => 'error validation'
        ], 400);
    }

speciality should be an array, so I define it as required|array|min:1

The problem is when my request has an empty array with null inside: speciality: [ null ] and this somehow passes my validator.

How can I correct it to catch this case?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 2909

Answers (1)

omitobi
omitobi

Reputation: 7334

Using dot to access the underlying elements/values:

$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
    'speciality' => 'required|array|min:1',
    'speciality.*' => 'required' //ensures its not null
]);

See the Validation: Validating Arrays section of the documentation.

Notice that [null] in not an empty array, that's why your initial validation was passed. You can verify this doing:

dd(empty([null]));

This will output:

false

Upvotes: 6

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