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title: 'You can validate a field and exclude it from the validated() data'
tweet_id: '1520040281818550274'
thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-17
author_username: mattkingshott
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created_at: 2022-04-29T14:00:18+00:00
slug: you-can-validate-a-field-and-exclude-it-from-the-validated-data
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🔥 #Laravel Tip: When you need to validate a field, but don't actually require it for anything e.g. 'accept terms and conditions', make use of the 'exclude' rule. That way, the 'validated' method won't return it...