Validate select form in laravel

You can do it like this :

<div class="form-group">
  <label class="col-md-2 control-label" for="type">Type of website?</label>
  <div class="col-md-10 inputGroupContainer">
    <div class="input-group">
      <span class="input-group-addon"><i class="fa fa-file-code-o"></i></span>
      <select class="form-control" id="type" name="typeSelection">
        <option>--Select type--</option>
        <option>Business</option>
        <option>Company</option>
        <option>Personal</option>
        <option>Online Shopping</option>
        <option>Other</option>
      </select>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

For the rules :

$rules = [
    'typeSelection' => 'required|not_in:0'
];

not_in:0 to avoid submission of the first choice witch is --Select type-- :)

And to pass infos to the validation just use $request->all() because it will use the field name in this case typeSelection no need for ctreating a new array !

First Give THe Name To Select drop down fields, then after Simplest Way Is use in Validation Rules with the name of select input fields. that you give required

Example:

<select class="form-control" id="type" name="Business_Type">
    <option value="">Select Type</option>
    <option value="Business">Business</option>
    <option value="Company">Company</option>
    <option value="Personal">Personal</option>
    <option value="Online Shopping">Online Shopping</option>
    <option value="Other">Other</option>
</select>

---

Validation rules

// Validation rules somewhere...
$rules = [
    ...
    'Business_Type' => 'required',
    ...
];

In Laravel 8 i use this, i found out that if you change the value to an other value trough inspect element 'yes i know this sounds funky' still can be inserted into the validator and pass. Here's the solution

Select:

<select class="form-control" id="type" name="Business_Type">
<option value="">Select Type</option>
<option value="Business">Business</option>
<option value="Company">Company</option>
<option value="Personal">Personal</option>
<option value="Online Shopping">Online Shopping</option>
<option value="Other">Other</option></select>

Validator:

$this->validate($request, [
    'selType' => 'required|in:Business,Company,Personal,Online Shopping,Others'
]);

Just enter the values that the validator must pass, all other values will not pass

This will work perfectly.

$rules = [
    'selType' => 'required|in:Business,Company,Personal,Online Shopping,Others'
];