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feat: allow sub-array notation in arrays validation #10902

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Expand Up @@ -2513,6 +2513,19 @@ $validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
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You may also use the `*` as a key of a sub-array. For example, if your users have an `email` and a `last_name` in a given sub-array input field, you may do the following:
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Is "sub-array" actually hyphenated?

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@fgaroby fgaroby Nov 5, 2025 •
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The same word is already used in helpers.


```php
$validator = Validator::make($request->all(), [
'users' => [
'*' => [
'email' => 'email|unique:users',
'first_name' => 'required_with:users.*.last_name',
],
],
]);
```

Likewise, you may use the `*` character when specifying [custom validation messages in your language files](#custom-messages-for-specific-attributes), making it a breeze to use a single validation message for array-based fields:

```php
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