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phpvalidationsymfony-2.5choicefield

Validate choice list in Symfony2

I have a choice list where user can choose one value, but there I even set an empty value if the user doesn't select anything.

The form does not have model, to use @Assert annotation with it, and the choice field is optional, so in some case it will be hidden and need to be validated only if showed to user.

How I can validate this field? When I set it to required in my form type it didn't help (If I am right required equal to true by defaut). Where is my problem?

Solution

  • You need to add the NotBlank validator to your field.

    You can add a validator directly to your field, like this:

    $this->createFormBuilder()
    ->add('exampleField', 'choice', array(
            'label' => 'Label',
            'constraints' => array(
                new NotBlank(),
            ),
        ))
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