Laravel 5.1 Modify input before form request validation

Question

Is there a way to modify input fields inside a form request class before the validation takes place?

I want to modify some input date fields as follows but it doesn

Answer 1

You can do something like the following:

public function rules(Request $request)
{
    if ($request->has('start_dt')){
        $request->replace('start_dt', Carbon::createFromFormat('d M Y H:i:s', $request->start_dt . ' ' . $request->start_hr . ':'. $request->start_min . ':00'));
    }

    if ($request->has('end_dt')){
         $request->replace('end_dt' ,Carbon::createFromFormat('d M Y H:i:s', $request->end_dt . ' ' . $request->end_hr . ':'. $request->end_min . ':00'));
    }

    return [
        'start_dt' => 'required|date|after:yesterday',
        'end_dt' => 'required|date|after:start_dt|before:' . Carbon::parse($request->start_dt)->addDays(30)            
    ];
}