Laravel validation - input must be one of items in array

Question

Is there a built in validator in Laravel 5 that checks if value is in array of my whitelisted values sort of speak.. Something like:

$rules = [
    \'field_name\         


        

Answer 1

Laravel 5.7

use Illuminate\Validation\Rule;

Validator::make($data, [
    'field_name' => [
        'required',
        Rule::in(['yes', 'no', 'maybe']),
    ],
]);