[5.4] Retrieve only validated inputs from FormRequest

[timacdonald]

This allows you to call $this->validatedInputs() on Form Request objects and only retrieve inputs that have rules associated with them, i.e. only validated rules.

Helps keep in check that you are validating all the input that goes into your models as well I find.

This is something I do in my form objects just to make things that little nicer. Thought it might be helpful to others....maybe?

Example:

in a PostRequestForm class set your rules as per normal:

public function rules()
{
    return [
        'title' => 'required|string|max:30',
        'content' => 'required|string'
    ];
}

Then in your controller you can just call:

public function store(PostRequestForm $form)
{
    Post::create($form->validatedInputs());
}

For pretty simple rules, this is great, but might not work so well for more complex rules such and open to suggestions for making it work well with these kind of rules.

'users.*.email' => 'required|email'

[antonkomarev]

Interesting idea

[taylorotwell]

Hmm, it's a neat idea. Might let you just define it on your own form requests but I'll keep it in mind for the future. Thanks.