[FIXED] How to give Laravel 6 validation attributes a custom name for error message?

Issue

I am trying to change the way my errors display when my Laravel form is not filled in correctly. Currently, when I get an error. It displays like this.

name mag niet groter zijn dan 255 karakters.

Because this language is Dutch, I would like to change the 'name' attribute to 'naam'. I have tried to change the $attributesNames like this but unfortunately it did not work.

$attributeNames = [
   'name' => 'Naam'   
];

This is what my validation function currently looks like.

/**
 * @return array
 */
public function validateCampaign() {
    // name needs to render as 'Naam'

    return request()->validate([
        'name' => 'required|max:255',
    ]);
}

Solution

As it turns out. I needed to edit the 'attributes' array in my resources/lang/xx/validation.php file.

It turns out like this:

'attributes' => [
    'name' => 'Naam'
]

Answered By - Niels Bosman

Answer Checked By - Mildred Charles (PHPFixing Admin)