Laravel validator fails if response is false

Question

I have a laravel validator on my request that is set to required, the issue is that the validation fails when the responses[0]['answer'] = false. i have a checklist in the frontend that the user submits either true or false, so i want to consider false as a actual response and should pass the validation, how can i allow that to pass validation when the responses[0]['answer'] = false

{
    "id": 50,
    "type": "forum",
    "responses": [
        {
            "question_id": 89,
            "answer": false
        },
        {
            "question_id": 90,
            "answer": true
        },
        {
            "question_id": 91,
            "answer": "this is a input type answer"
        }
    ]
}

and this is how the validator looks

$request->validate([
 'id' => 'required',
 'responses.*.question_id' => 'required',
 'responses.*.answer_id' => 'required_if:responses.*.answer,""',
 'responses.*.answer' => 'required_if:responses.*.answer_id,"",
]);

i validate that

responses['*']['answer']

is required but i want to allow it even if

responses['*']['answer'] = false

What do you mean when you say "the issue is that the validation fails even when the request = false"? — Kenny Horna
– Kenny Horna, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 20:47
Your question needs to be reformulated it is not clear what you are trying to accomplish. — Erubiel
– Erubiel, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 21:19
@KennyHorna for example responses[0]['answer'] = false which i want to consider as a valid answer and should pass the 'required' rule on validator — Mika
– Mika, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 22:07
@Mika so for each answer, you want to accept a boolean or a string, am I right? — Kenny Horna
– Kenny Horna, Commented Feb 17, 2020 at 22:19

Erubiel · Accepted Answer · 2020-02-17 22:08:52Z

0

Add the nullable rule to the validation string:

 'responses.*.answer' => 'nullable|required_if:responses.*.answer_id,"",

answered Feb 17, 2020 at 22:08

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