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--- getting_started_with_laravel [03.12.2020 15:46] – [passing variables from content blades to layouts] Pascal Suter
+++ getting_started_with_laravel [03.12.2020 16:10] – [Form validation] Pascal Suter
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   * in addition to bringing the user back to the form, laravel will provide an ''$error'' variable which can be used in the balde
   * even better, there is a ''@error(fieldname)'' blade syntax which will do whatever follows after it if the specified field is invalid
+  * you also get a ''old(fieldname)'' function which you can use to populate your input fields with the original inputs, so the user won't have to enter eveything again.. see the eample below.
 here's an example part of a (bootstrap based) blade with a form that will show some info if the validation fails:
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       <div class="form-group col-12">
         <label for="inputName">Name</label>
-        <input type="text" class="form-control @error('name') is-invalid @enderror" id="inputName" name="name">
+        <input type="text" class="form-control @error('name') is-invalid @enderror" id="inputName" name="name" value="{{ old('name') }}">
         <div class="invalid-feedback">Please enter your name here</div>
       </div>