php - Laravel 4: Validate start and end date with before and after validation -

php - Laravel 4: Validate start and end date with before and after validation -

i want validate 2 date fields in form from_date , end_date. need check from_date less end_date.

$rules = array('from_date' => array('sometimes','date_format:"y-m-d"', 'before:'.input::get('to_date') ), 'to_date' => array('sometimes','date_format:"y-m-d"', 'after:'.input::get('from_date') ) );

this tried. not work. if give to_date empty value through error.

laravel 5:

here more extensive approach follows modern principles , more laravel-like. little more complex still easy follow , end results much cleaner.

let's start changing few things. let's cut down specific problem, utilize newer array syntax , apply formatting.

$rules = [ 'from_date' => [ 'before:'.input::get('to_date') // larn ], 'to_date' => [ 'after:'.input::get('from_date') // 1 on own ] ];

now let's create new request php artisan make:request storewhateverrequest. create app/http/request/storewhateverrequest.php file. open , place rules in homecoming array of rules() function.

return [ 'from_date' => 'date', 'to_date' => 'date|after_field:from_date' ];

this not work yet because after_field isn't available utilize yet. let's create that. need new class extends validator. can place in app/services. need similar to:

<?php namespace app\services; utilize illuminate\validation\validator; utilize carbon\carbon; class afterfieldvalidator extends validator { public function validateafterfield($attribute, $value, $parameters) { homecoming carbon::parse($value) > carbon::parse($this->data[$parameters[0]]); } }

in above have: $attribute name of field checking (to_date), $value value of field checking , $parameters parameters passed validator(from_date) seen in 'to_date' => 'date|afterfield:from_date'. need other info fields passed validator, can these $this->data. have preform logic appropriately. don't need carbon here sure parse string don't string comparison.

now need load application. set below code within boot() function in app/providers/appserviceproviders.php.

validator::resolver(function($translator, $data, $rules, $messages) { homecoming new afterfieldvalidator($translator, $data, $rules, $messages); });

the final step easiest. inject , instance of storewhateverrequest our controller.

... public function store(storewhateverrequest $request) { ...

all done. sense pretty solid way solve problem.

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