title: How to validate Money in Laravel5 request class
body: <p>My Validation class looks like this </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  
  namespace App\Http\Requests;
  
  use App\Http\Requests\Request;
  
  class PaymentRequest extends Request
  {
      /**
       * Determine if the user is authorized to make this request.
       *
       * @return bool
       */
      public function authorize()
      {
          return true;
      }
  
      /**
       * Get the validation rules that apply to the request.
       *
       * @return array
       */
      public function rules()
      {
          $rules = array(
  
                         'invoiceid'=&gt;'required',
                         'recieved_amount'=&gt;'required',
                         'ref_no'=&gt;'required',
                         'date'=&gt;'required',
                         'comment'=&gt;'required'
                         );
  
  
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I want to validate <code>recieved_amount</code> as Money field Like if anything other than money is entered it should be validated</p>
  
  <p>Can any one help me in this </p>