Laravel 9: implementing Form Request Validation on Conditional Fields with Custom Logic
I've searched everywhere and can't find a clear answer. I'm working with a scenario with form request validation in Laravel 9. I have a form with several fields, and I need to conditionally validate certain fields based on the value of another field. Specifically, if the `user_type` field is set to 'admin', then the `admin_code` field must be required; otherwise, it should not be validated at all. I've set up my Form Request like this: ```php public function rules() { return [ 'user_type' => 'required|in:admin,user', 'admin_code' => 'required_if:user_type,admin', 'email' => 'required|email', ]; } ``` However, when I submit the form with `user_type` set to 'user', I still receive a validation behavior for the `admin_code` field, which makes no sense. I've also tried using `sometimes()` to handle this logic manually, but it still doesn't work as expected. Here’s the code I tried with `sometimes()`: ```php public function withValidator($validator) { $validator->sometimes('admin_code', 'required', function ($input) { return $input->user_type === 'admin'; }); } ``` Even with this approach, I'm getting the same validation behavior. I’ve also checked for any middleware that might be affecting the request but found nothing unusual. Any insights on why the validation isn’t behaving as intended? Could it be related to how Laravel processes conditional logic in requests? Thanks in advance for your help! I'm working on a web app that needs to handle this. Am I missing something obvious?