Method Illuminate\Validation\Validator::validateEnum does not exist

Question

I'm having a problem with the genre column during my form validation tests: Method Illuminate\Validation\Validator::validateEnum does not exist.

FighterRequest.php


    <?php
    
    namespace App\Http\Requests;
    
    use Illuminate\Foundation\Http\FormRequest;
    
    class FighterRequest extends FormRequest
    {
        /**
         * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
         *
         * @return bool
         */
        public function authorize()
        {
            return true;
        }
    
        /**
         * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
         *
         * @return array<string, mixed>
         */
        public function rules()
        {
            return [
                'name' => 'required|max:30',
                'martial_art' => 'required|max:50',
                'nationality' => 'required|max:30',
                'genre' => 'required|enum',
                'height' => 'required|numeric',
                'weight' => 'required|numeric',
            ];
        }
        public function messages()
        {
            return[
                'name.required' => 'It's mandatory to define the name of the Fighter..',
                'name.max' => 'Fighter name must contain a maximum of 30 characters.',
                'martial_art.required' => 'It's mandatory to define the martial art of the Fighter.',
                'martial_art.max' => 'Fighter martial art must contain a maximum of 50 characters.',
                'nacionality.required' => 'It's mandatory to define the nationality of the Fighter.',
                'nacionality.max' => 'The Fighter's nationality must contain a maximum of 30 characters.',
                'genre.required' => 'It's mandatory to set the Fighter genre.',
                'genre.enum' => 'Fighter gender must be Male or Female.',
                'height.required' => 'It's mandatory to set the height of the Fighter.',
                'height.numeric' => 'Fighter height must be a numeric value.',
                'weight.required' => 'It is mandatory to set the Fighter weight.',
                'weight.numeric' => 'Fighter weight must be a numeric value.',
            ];
        }
    }

Does [this](https://stackoverflow.com/a/71057706/12983786) help you ? — Nazgot, Sep 19 '22 at 13:21
Does this answer your question? [Laravel IN Validation or Validation by ENUM Values](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28976658/laravel-in-validation-or-validation-by-enum-values) — N69S, Sep 19 '22 at 13:55

Peppermintology · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-19T14:07:42.097

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From the Laravel documentation on the enum rule:

The Enum rule is a class based rule that validates whether the field under validation contains a valid enum value. The Enum rule accepts the name of the enum as its only constructor argument

Meaning you can't use it in the way you are. How is it to know the type of enum you're referring to etc.? Instead, use it as a class and pass your enum class to it as a parameter of its constructor:

'genre' => ['required', new Enum(Genre::class)],

Update

Ensure you've defined your enum correctly:

enum Genre: string
{
    case Male = 'Male';
    case Female = 'Female';
}

Then you should be fine to use it in your validation (don't forget to include a use statement in your FormRequest class).

A working example for you.

edited Sep 19 '22 at 14:07

answered Sep 19 '22 at 13:20

Peppermintology

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The selected genero is invalid. Even if I choose male or female, this message appears. – Sep 19 '22 at 13:39
@DevoloperBebop Are you sending `genre` as a `string` (i.e. `male`, `female`) or as an `integer` (i.e. `0`, `1`)? It should be sent and compared as an `integer`. – Peppermintology Sep 19 '22 at 13:41
```$table->enum('genre', ['Male', 'Female']);``` – Sep 19 '22 at 13:43
@DevoloperBebop Yes but how are you passing the value of your `enum` in your form request? Is it sent as a string or as an integer? – Peppermintology Sep 19 '22 at 13:55
@DevoloperBebop Additionally, how have you declared your `enum` in your code? – Peppermintology Sep 19 '22 at 14:00
is of type string. – Sep 19 '22 at 14:00
@DevoloperBebop See my update and working example. – Peppermintology Sep 19 '22 at 14:07
use App\Enums\Genre; – Sep 19 '22 at 14:22
Genre.php -> – Sep 19 '22 at 14:23
new Enum(Genre::class)] – Sep 19 '22 at 14:23
@DevoloperBebop What are you trying to tell me? Your cryptic short messages dumping code mean nothing to me. Delete the comments and add another comment with more detail please. I can't help you otherwise. – Peppermintology Sep 19 '22 at 14:25
```'genre.enum' => 'Fighter gender must be Male or Female.'``` It doesn't show up for me, what it returns is ```The selected genre is invalid.``` – Sep 19 '22 at 14:39
@DevoloperBebop If the `name` of your form field is `genre`, then your validation rule should be `genre` **not** `genre.enum`. Look at my example ... – Peppermintology Sep 19 '22 at 14:43
Thanks, now everything works as I want. – Sep 19 '22 at 14:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '22 at 13:21

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Enum is a class based rule, and requires you to specify the Enum's type.

For example, let's say your enum is of type Gender:

        public function rules()
        {
            return [
                'name' => 'required|max:30',
                'martial_art' => 'required|max:50',
                'nationality' => 'required|max:30',
                'genre' => [
                    'required',
                    new Enum(Gender::class), // update with your actual class name
                ],
                'height' => 'required|numeric',
                'weight' => 'required|numeric',
            ];
        }

answered Sep 19 '22 at 13:21

Joel Clermont

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```use App\Enums\ServerStatus;```, ```use Illuminate\Validation\Rules\Enum;``` and ```new Enum(ServerStatus::class)```? – Sep 19 '22 at 13:47
The selected genero is invalid. Even if I choose male or female, this message appears. – Sep 19 '22 at 13:47

Method Illuminate\Validation\Validator::validateEnum does not exist

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