I previously shared a tip on how to validate attributes conditionally. However, I didn't fully explore the Rule validation class, which provides a convenient when method to handle such cases elegantly. Let’s revisit the example from that tip and see how we can improve it:
use App\Models\User;
use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;
/**
* Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
*
* @return array<string, mixed>
*/
function rules()
{
return [
// 'password' => Rule::when(auth()->user() instanceof User, 'required|string|max:30'),
'password' => Rule::when(auth()->user() instanceof User, ['required', 'string', 'max:30']),
];
}
You’ll find more insights in the documentation.
