Can not validate nested array in laravel

Question

When validating nested arrays with the same keys and rules, an incorrect error message will be picked up, for example, if the rules are:

$rules = [ 'elem.*.test' => 'required', 'elem.*.subitem.test' =>
'required', ];

and the messages:

$messages = [ 'elem.*.test.required' => 'top level item required', 'elem.*.subitem.test.required' => 'sub item required', ];

@MaratBadykov it's $pattern = str_replace('*', '.*', $pattern); — John Butler
– John Butler, Commented Oct 7, 2018 at 20:46

Christian Gallarmin · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-07 20:59:49Z

2

Str::is() is called in FormatsMessages::getFromLocalArray().

You can't use

str_replace('*', '[^.]*', $sourceKey)

because it gets escaped by preg_quote().

You could add a

$wildcard = '.*'

parameter to Str::is() and override it with '[^.]*'

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answered Oct 7, 2018 at 20:53

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Jonas Staudenmeir · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-07 21:10:02Z

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You can fix it by swapping the messages:

$messages = [
    'elem.*.subitem.test.required' => 'sub item required',
    'elem.*.test.required' => 'top level item required'
];

answered Oct 7, 2018 at 21:10

Jonas Staudenmeir

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