Laravel 5.5 use custom validation rule in validation request file? - php

Question

Is it possible to use my custom validation rule in a validation request file?
i want to use my custom rule called EmployeeMail
here is the code of the request file
class CoachRequest extends FormRequest
{
/**
* Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
*
* #return bool
*/
public function authorize()
{
return true;
}
/**
* Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
*
* #return array
*/
public function rules()
{
$rules = [];
if ($this->isMethod('post') ) {
$rules = [
'name' => 'required|string',
'email' => 'required|email|employeemail', <<<--- this
'till' => 'required|date_format:H:i|after:from',
];
}
//TODO fix this
//TODO add custom messages for every field
return $rules;
}
}
it gives me an error when i try to use it like this
Method [validateEmployeemail] does not exist.
code of custom rule
namespace App\Rules;
use Illuminate\Contracts\Validation\Rule;
class EmployeeMail implements Rule
{
/**
* Create a new rule instance.
*
* #return void
*/
public function __construct()
{
//
}
/**
* Determine if the validation rule passes.
*
* #param string $attribute
* #param mixed $value
* #return bool
*/
public function passes($attribute, $value)
{
// If mail is that of an employee and not a student pass it
return preg_match("/#test.nl$/", $value) === 1;
}
/**
* Get the validation error message.
*
* #return string
*/
public function message()
{
return 'Email is geen werknemers mail';
}
}
can i only use this custom rule like this?
$items = $request->validate([
'name' => [new FiveCharacters],
]);

Answer 1

Rutvij Kothari answered the question in the comments.
It seems you are validating string with a regular expression, the same logic can be achieved by regex buit-in validation method. Check it out. laravel.com/docs/5.5/validation#rule-regex No need to create your own validation rule. – Rutvij Kothari
If you want to use your validation pass it into an array. like this. 'email' => ['required', 'email', new employeemail]