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PHP Laravel 4 Basics Validation & Flash Messages Basic Validation

Nick Basile
Nick Basile
17,942 Points
Posted by Nick Basile
Nick Basile
17,942 Points

Laravel Validation Error

Hello! My code looks like this:

public function store(Request $request)
    {
        //define rules
        $rules = array(
            'title' => array('required', 'unique:todo_lists')
        );
        //pass input to validator
        $validator = Validator::make(Input::all(), $rules);
        //test if input is valid
        if($validator->fails()) {
          return redirect()->route('todos.create');  
        }
        $name = $request->get('title');
        $list = new \App\TodoList();
        $list->name = $name;
        $list->save();
        return redirect()->route('todos.index');
    }

and I'm getting the following error:

FatalErrorException in TodoListController.php line 51: Class 'App\Http\Controllers\Validator' not found

I tried adding \App\ to the Validator, and I checked my app.php to see if the aliases was there - it was... Any ideas? Thanks!

Nick Basile
Nick Basile
17,942 Points
Nick Basile
Nick Basile
17,942 Points

Sorry about the formatting - the backticks aren't working for me.

1 Answer

Nick Basile
Nick Basile
17,942 Points
Nick Basile
Nick Basile
17,942 Points

Figured it out. Basically, I couldn't use a double array inside the $rules. So, I changed it to $rules = array( 'title' => 'required', 'unique:todo_lists' );

Also needed to add, use Validator; and use Input; to the top of my TodoListController.php.