add changelog

Author: michalsn

user_guide_src/source/changelogs/v4.7.1.rst

@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Bugs Fixed
 - **Toolbar:** Fixed a bug where the standalone toolbar page loaded from ``?debugbar_time=...`` was not interactive.
 - **Toolbar:** Fixed a bug in the Routes panel where only the first route parameter was converted to an input field on hover.
 - **Testing:** Fixed a bug in ``FeatureTestTrait::withRoutes()`` where invalid HTTP methods were not properly validated, thus passing them all to ``RouteCollection``.
+- **Validation:** Fixed a bug where the ``required``, ``required_with``, and ``required_without`` rules did not fire for array elements missing a key when using wildcard fields (e.g., ``contacts.friends.*.name``).
 - **View:** Fixed a bug where ``View`` would throw an error if the ``appOverridesFolder`` config property was not defined.
 
 See the repo's

user_guide_src/source/libraries/validation.rst

@@ -1043,6 +1043,11 @@ valid_url_strict        Yes        Fails if field does not contain a valid URL.
                                    ``FILTER_VALIDATE_URL``.
 ======================= ========== ============================================= ===================================================
 
+.. note:: When validating nested array data with the wildcard ``*`` syntax, use ``required``,
+    ``required_with``, or ``required_without`` to ensure that every array element is checked
+    for the presence of a key. Without one of these rules, elements whose key is absent are
+    silently skipped.
+
 .. note:: You can also use any native PHP functions that return boolean and
     permit at least one parameter, the field data to validate.