laravel Form Request = if button was clicked

Question

I need to know which button was clicked inside a request form on laravel since i have Save and Update buttons.

App\Http\Requests\RegistrationRequest.php

public function rules()
{
    $myrule = [ 'name' => 'required', 'age' => 'required' ];

    if (isset($_POST['save']))
    {
        $myrule['application_form'] = 'required';
    }
    elseif (isset($_POST['update']))
    {
        $myrule['application_form'] = 'required_without:is_application_form';
    }

    return $myrule;
}

i need to know if the button that was click is Save or Update because I'm requiring for the application_form file field to be required if the Save button is clicked but I only require the application_form field if the is_application_form hidden field is empty.

the setup above is working for name and age field but ignores the codes inside the IF conditions.

user_6110489 · Answer

In html

In code

if($request->submit == "Save")
{
......
}
else if($request->submit == "Update")
{
.....
}

user_9795675 · Answer

Simple way if user clicks this button validation for php, laravel. If you are validating in laravel you can use this in controller.

if (isset($_POST['save']))
{
    ....
}
else
{
    ....
}

user_2503592 · Answer

addition to Rajob's answer, the code below also works:

switch($this->method())
      {
        case 'GET':
        case 'DELETE':
        case 'POST':
        {

        }
        case 'PUT':
        case 'PATCH':
        {

        }
        default:break;
      }

laravel Form Request = if button was clicked

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