Access validator messages in controller Laravel 4

Question

I'm trying to access the messages from the validator in the controller using the following code.

    $valid = Validator::make($input,$rules);
    print_r($valid->messages());

However, I'm not getting any output even though the validation is failing.

What do I need to do to get the Laravel-generated validation messages?

It should work. If you get no output are you sure that your to your controller route is proper configuring ? — Fractaliste
– Fractaliste, Commented Dec 1, 2013 at 9:58

Antonio Carlos Ribeiro · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-01 14:08:40Z

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You need to run $validator->fails() or $validator->passes() before checking for the messages:

$valid = Validator::make($input,$rules);
$validator->fails();
print_r($valid->messages());

But assuming you know that, well, you could be using messages()->all(), but the way you're are doing should work. Try this (standalone-ish) code in your end:

$validator = Validator::make(
    array('name' => 'Dayle'),
    array('name' => 'required|min:15')
);

if ($validator->fails())
{
    // The given data did not pass validation
}

print_r($validator->messages()->all());

If it works then the problem is realated to your $input and/or $rules.

answered Dec 1, 2013 at 14:08

Antonio Carlos Ribeiro

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nathan Over a year ago

That works. The issue was I wasn't running the fails() method first!

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