Merge pull request #82 from joeybloggs/v5-development

Merge dive logic for slice, array and map

doc.go

@@ -173,6 +173,25 @@ Here is a list of the current built in validators:
 		such as min or max won't run, but if a value is set validation will run.
 		(Usage: omitempty)
 
+	dive
+		This tells the validator to dive into a slice, array or map and validate that
+		level of the slice, array or map with the validation tags that follow.
+		Multidimensional nesting is also supported, each level you with to dive will
+		require another dive tag. (Usage: dive)
+		Example: [][]string with validation tag "gt=0,dive,len=1,dive,required"
+		gt=0 will be applied to []
+		len=1 will be applied to []string
+		required will be applied to string
+		Example2: [][]string with validation tag "gt=0,dive,dive,required"
+		gt=0 will be applied to []
+		[]string will be spared validation
+		required will be applied to string
+		NOTE: in Example2 if the required validation failed, but all others passed
+		the hierarchy of FieldError's in the middle with have their IsPlaceHolder field
+		set to true. If a FieldError has IsSliceOrMap=true or IsMap=true then the
+		FieldError is a Slice or Map field and if IsPlaceHolder=true then contains errors
+		within its SliceOrArrayErrs or MapErrs fields.
+
 	required
 		This validates that the value is not the data types default value.
 		For numbers ensures value is not zero. For strings ensures value is

validator.go

@@ -29,7 +29,13 @@ const (
 	omitempty       = "omitempty"
 	required        = "required"
 	fieldErrMsg     = "Field validation for \"%s\" failed on the \"%s\" tag"
+	sliceErrMsg     = "Field validation for \"%s\" failed at index \"%d\" with error(s): %s"
+	mapErrMsg       = "Field validation for \"%s\" failed on key \"%v\" with error(s): %s"
 	structErrMsg    = "Struct:%s\n"
+	diveTag         = "dive"
+	// diveSplit           = "," + diveTag
+	arrayIndexFieldName = "%s[%d]"
+	mapIndexFieldName   = "%s[%v]"
 )
 
 var structPool *pool
@@ -65,8 +71,6 @@ func (p *pool) Borrow() *StructErrors {
 // Return returns a StructErrors to the pool.
 func (p *pool) Return(c *StructErrors) {
 
-	// c.Struct = ""
-
 	select {
 	case p.pool <- c:
 	default:
@@ -80,13 +84,22 @@ type cachedTags struct {
 }
 
 type cachedField struct {
-	index  int
-	name   string
-	tags   []*cachedTags
-	tag    string
-	kind   reflect.Kind
-	typ    reflect.Type
-	isTime bool
+	index          int
+	name           string
+	tags           []*cachedTags
+	tag            string
+	kind           reflect.Kind
+	typ            reflect.Type
+	isTime         bool
+	isSliceOrArray bool
+	isMap          bool
+	isTimeSubtype  bool
+	sliceSubtype   reflect.Type
+	mapSubtype     reflect.Type
+	sliceSubKind   reflect.Kind
+	mapSubKind     reflect.Kind
+	dive           bool
+	diveTag        string
 }
 
 type cachedStruct struct {
@@ -139,17 +152,44 @@ var fieldsCache = &fieldsCacheMap{m: map[string][]*cachedTags{}}
 // FieldError contains a single field's validation error along
 // with other properties that may be needed for error message creation
 type FieldError struct {
-	Field string
-	Tag   string
-	Kind  reflect.Kind
-	Type  reflect.Type
-	Param string
-	Value interface{}
+	Field            string
+	Tag              string
+	Kind             reflect.Kind
+	Type             reflect.Type
+	Param            string
+	Value            interface{}
+	IsPlaceholderErr bool
+	IsSliceOrArray   bool
+	IsMap            bool
+	SliceOrArrayErrs map[int]error         // counld be FieldError, StructErrors
+	MapErrs          map[interface{}]error // counld be FieldError, StructErrors
 }
 
 // This is intended for use in development + debugging and not intended to be a production error message.
 // it also allows FieldError to be used as an Error interface
 func (e *FieldError) Error() string {
+
+	if e.IsPlaceholderErr {
+
+		buff := bytes.NewBufferString("")
+
+		if e.IsSliceOrArray {
+
+			for j, err := range e.SliceOrArrayErrs {
+				buff.WriteString("\n")
+				buff.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(sliceErrMsg, e.Field, j, "\n"+err.Error()))
+			}
+
+		} else if e.IsMap {
+
+			for key, err := range e.MapErrs {
+				buff.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(mapErrMsg, e.Field, key, "\n"+err.Error()))
+			}
+		}
+
+		return strings.TrimSpace(buff.String())
+	}
+
 	return fmt.Sprintf(fieldErrMsg, e.Field, e.Tag)
 }
 
@@ -179,7 +219,7 @@ func (e *StructErrors) Error() string {
 		buff.WriteString(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return buff.String()
+	return strings.TrimSpace(buff.String())
 }
 
 // Flatten flattens the StructErrors hierarchical structure into a flat namespace style field name
@@ -341,7 +381,7 @@ func (v *Validate) structRecursive(top interface{}, current interface{}, s inter
 
 			typeField = structType.Field(i)
 
-			cField = &cachedField{index: i, tag: typeField.Tag.Get(v.tagName)}
+			cField = &cachedField{index: i, tag: typeField.Tag.Get(v.tagName), isTime: (valueField.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) || valueField.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(&time.Time{}))}
 
 			if cField.tag == noValidationTag {
 				cs.children--
@@ -374,9 +414,7 @@ func (v *Validate) structRecursive(top interface{}, current interface{}, s inter
 				continue
 			}
 
-			if cField.isTime || valueField.Type() == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) {
-
-				cField.isTime = true
+			if cField.isTime {
 
 				if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(top, current, valueField.Interface(), cField.tag, cField.name, false, cField); fieldError != nil {
 					validationErrors.Errors[fieldError.Field] = fieldError
@@ -416,13 +454,36 @@ func (v *Validate) structRecursive(top interface{}, current interface{}, s inter
 				}
 			}
 
-		default:
+		case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+			cField.isSliceOrArray = true
+			cField.sliceSubtype = cField.typ.Elem()
+			cField.isTimeSubtype = (cField.sliceSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) || cField.sliceSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(&time.Time{}))
+			cField.sliceSubKind = cField.sliceSubtype.Kind()
 
 			if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(top, current, valueField.Interface(), cField.tag, cField.name, false, cField); fieldError != nil {
 				validationErrors.Errors[fieldError.Field] = fieldError
 				// free up memory reference
 				fieldError = nil
 			}
+
+		case reflect.Map:
+			cField.isMap = true
+			cField.mapSubtype = cField.typ.Elem()
+			cField.isTimeSubtype = (cField.mapSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) || cField.mapSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(&time.Time{}))
+			cField.mapSubKind = cField.mapSubtype.Kind()
+
+			if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(top, current, valueField.Interface(), cField.tag, cField.name, false, cField); fieldError != nil {
+				validationErrors.Errors[fieldError.Field] = fieldError
+				// free up memory reference
+				fieldError = nil
+			}
+
+		default:
+			if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(top, current, valueField.Interface(), cField.tag, cField.name, false, cField); fieldError != nil {
+				validationErrors.Errors[fieldError.Field] = fieldError
+				// free up memory reference
+				fieldError = nil
+			}
 		}
 
 		if !isCached {
@@ -440,13 +501,11 @@ func (v *Validate) structRecursive(top interface{}, current interface{}, s inter
 
 // Field allows validation of a single field, still using tag style validation to check multiple errors
 func (v *Validate) Field(f interface{}, tag string) *FieldError {
-
 	return v.FieldWithValue(nil, f, tag)
 }
 
 // FieldWithValue allows validation of a single field, possibly even against another fields value, still using tag style validation to check multiple errors
 func (v *Validate) FieldWithValue(val interface{}, f interface{}, tag string) *FieldError {
-
 	return v.fieldWithNameAndValue(nil, val, f, tag, "", true, nil)
 }
 
@@ -454,6 +513,7 @@ func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndValue(val interface{}, current interface{}, f
 
 	var cField *cachedField
 	var isCached bool
+	var valueField reflect.Value
 
 	// This is a double check if coming from validate.Struct but need to be here in case function is called directly
 	if tag == noValidationTag {
@@ -464,8 +524,9 @@ func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndValue(val interface{}, current interface{}, f
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	valueField = reflect.ValueOf(f)
+
 	if cacheField == nil {
-		valueField := reflect.ValueOf(f)
 
 		if valueField.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && !valueField.IsNil() {
 			valueField = valueField.Elem()
@@ -473,6 +534,21 @@ func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndValue(val interface{}, current interface{}, f
 		}
 
 		cField = &cachedField{name: name, kind: valueField.Kind(), tag: tag, typ: valueField.Type()}
+
+		switch cField.kind {
+		case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+			isSingleField = false // cached tags mean nothing because it will be split up while diving
+			cField.isSliceOrArray = true
+			cField.sliceSubtype = cField.typ.Elem()
+			cField.isTimeSubtype = (cField.sliceSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) || cField.sliceSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(&time.Time{}))
+			cField.sliceSubKind = cField.sliceSubtype.Kind()
+		case reflect.Map:
+			isSingleField = false // cached tags mean nothing because it will be split up while diving
+			cField.isMap = true
+			cField.mapSubtype = cField.typ.Elem()
+			cField.isTimeSubtype = (cField.mapSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) || cField.mapSubtype == reflect.TypeOf(&time.Time{}))
+			cField.mapSubKind = cField.mapSubtype.Kind()
+		}
 	} else {
 		cField = cacheField
 	}
@@ -482,7 +558,7 @@ func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndValue(val interface{}, current interface{}, f
 	case reflect.Struct, reflect.Interface, reflect.Invalid:
 
 		if cField.typ != reflect.TypeOf(time.Time{}) {
-			panic("Invalid field passed to ValidateFieldWithTag")
+			panic("Invalid field passed to fieldWithNameAndValue")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -496,6 +572,13 @@ func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndValue(val interface{}, current interface{}, f
 
 			for _, t := range strings.Split(tag, tagSeparator) {
 
+				if t == diveTag {
+
+					cField.dive = true
+					cField.diveTag = strings.TrimLeft(strings.SplitN(tag, diveTag, 2)[1], ",")
+					break
+				}
+
 				orVals := strings.Split(t, orSeparator)
 				cTag := &cachedTags{isOrVal: len(orVals) > 1, keyVals: make([][]string, len(orVals))}
 				cField.tags = append(cField.tags, cTag)
@@ -562,9 +645,163 @@ func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndValue(val interface{}, current interface{}, f
 		}
 	}
 
+	if cField.dive {
+
+		if cField.isSliceOrArray {
+
+			if errs := v.traverseSliceOrArray(val, current, valueField, cField); errs != nil && len(errs) > 0 {
+
+				return &FieldError{
+					Field:            cField.name,
+					Kind:             cField.kind,
+					Type:             cField.typ,
+					Value:            f,
+					IsPlaceholderErr: true,
+					IsSliceOrArray:   true,
+					SliceOrArrayErrs: errs,
+				}
+			}
+
+		} else if cField.isMap {
+			if errs := v.traverseMap(val, current, valueField, cField); errs != nil && len(errs) > 0 {
+
+				return &FieldError{
+					Field:            cField.name,
+					Kind:             cField.kind,
+					Type:             cField.typ,
+					Value:            f,
+					IsPlaceholderErr: true,
+					IsMap:            true,
+					MapErrs:          errs,
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			// throw error, if not a slice or map then should not have gotten here
+			panic("dive error! can't dive on a non slice or map")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (v *Validate) traverseMap(val interface{}, current interface{}, valueField reflect.Value, cField *cachedField) map[interface{}]error {
+
+	errs := map[interface{}]error{}
+
+	for _, key := range valueField.MapKeys() {
+
+		idxField := valueField.MapIndex(key)
+
+		if cField.mapSubKind == reflect.Ptr && !idxField.IsNil() {
+			idxField = idxField.Elem()
+			cField.mapSubKind = idxField.Kind()
+		}
+
+		switch cField.mapSubKind {
+		case reflect.Struct, reflect.Interface:
+
+			if cField.isTimeSubtype {
+
+				if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(val, current, idxField.Interface(), cField.diveTag, fmt.Sprintf(mapIndexFieldName, cField.name, key.Interface()), false, nil); fieldError != nil {
+					errs[key.Interface()] = fieldError
+				}
+
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if idxField.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && idxField.IsNil() {
+
+				if strings.Contains(cField.tag, omitempty) {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if strings.Contains(cField.tag, required) {
+
+					errs[key.Interface()] = &FieldError{
+						Field: fmt.Sprintf(mapIndexFieldName, cField.name, key.Interface()),
+						Tag:   required,
+						Value: idxField.Interface(),
+						Kind:  reflect.Ptr,
+						Type:  cField.mapSubtype,
+					}
+				}
+
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if structErrors := v.structRecursive(val, current, idxField.Interface()); structErrors != nil {
+				errs[key.Interface()] = structErrors
+			}
+
+		default:
+			if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(val, current, idxField.Interface(), cField.diveTag, fmt.Sprintf(mapIndexFieldName, cField.name, key.Interface()), false, nil); fieldError != nil {
+				errs[key.Interface()] = fieldError
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errs
+}
+
+func (v *Validate) traverseSliceOrArray(val interface{}, current interface{}, valueField reflect.Value, cField *cachedField) map[int]error {
+
+	errs := map[int]error{}
+
+	for i := 0; i < valueField.Len(); i++ {
+
+		idxField := valueField.Index(i)
+
+		if cField.sliceSubKind == reflect.Ptr && !idxField.IsNil() {
+			idxField = idxField.Elem()
+			cField.sliceSubKind = idxField.Kind()
+		}
+
+		switch cField.sliceSubKind {
+		case reflect.Struct, reflect.Interface:
+
+			if cField.isTimeSubtype {
+
+				if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(val, current, idxField.Interface(), cField.diveTag, fmt.Sprintf(arrayIndexFieldName, cField.name, i), false, nil); fieldError != nil {
+					errs[i] = fieldError
+				}
+
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if idxField.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && idxField.IsNil() {
+
+				if strings.Contains(cField.tag, omitempty) {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				if strings.Contains(cField.tag, required) {
+
+					errs[i] = &FieldError{
+						Field: fmt.Sprintf(arrayIndexFieldName, cField.name, i),
+						Tag:   required,
+						Value: idxField.Interface(),
+						Kind:  reflect.Ptr,
+						Type:  cField.sliceSubtype,
+					}
+				}
+
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if structErrors := v.structRecursive(val, current, idxField.Interface()); structErrors != nil {
+				errs[i] = structErrors
+			}
+
+		default:
+			if fieldError := v.fieldWithNameAndValue(val, current, idxField.Interface(), cField.diveTag, fmt.Sprintf(arrayIndexFieldName, cField.name, i), false, nil); fieldError != nil {
+				errs[i] = fieldError
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return errs
+}
+
 func (v *Validate) fieldWithNameAndSingleTag(val interface{}, current interface{}, f interface{}, key string, param string, name string) (*FieldError, error) {
 
 	// OK to continue because we checked it's existance before getting into this loop

validator_test.go

@@ -226,6 +226,487 @@ func AssertMapFieldError(t *testing.T, s map[string]*FieldError, field string, e
 	EqualSkip(t, 2, val.Tag, expectedTag)
 }
 
+func TestMapDiveValidation(t *testing.T) {
+
+	m := map[int]string{0: "ok", 3: "", 4: "ok"}
+
+	err := validate.Field(m, "len=3,dive,required")
+	NotEqual(t, err, nil)
+	Equal(t, err.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, err.IsMap, true)
+	Equal(t, len(err.MapErrs), 1)
+
+	err = validate.Field(m, "len=2,dive,required")
+	NotEqual(t, err, nil)
+	Equal(t, err.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, err.IsMap, false)
+	Equal(t, len(err.MapErrs), 0)
+
+	type Inner struct {
+		Name string `validate:"required"`
+	}
+
+	type TestMapStruct struct {
+		Errs map[int]Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive"`
+	}
+
+	mi := map[int]Inner{0: Inner{"ok"}, 3: Inner{""}, 4: Inner{"ok"}}
+
+	ms := &TestMapStruct{
+		Errs: mi,
+	}
+
+	errs := validate.Struct(ms)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+	// for full test coverage
+	fmt.Sprint(errs.Error())
+
+	fieldError := errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, fieldError.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldError.IsMap, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldError.MapErrs), 1)
+
+	structErr, ok := fieldError.MapErrs[3].(*StructErrors)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, len(structErr.Errors), 1)
+
+	innerErr := structErr.Errors["Name"]
+	Equal(t, innerErr.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.IsMap, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerErr.MapErrs), 0)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Field, "Name")
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Tag, "required")
+
+	type TestMapTimeStruct struct {
+		Errs map[int]*time.Time `validate:"gt=0,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	t1 := time.Now().UTC()
+
+	mta := map[int]*time.Time{0: &t1, 3: nil, 4: nil}
+
+	mt := &TestMapTimeStruct{
+		Errs: mta,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(mt)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldError = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, fieldError.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldError.IsMap, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldError.MapErrs), 2)
+
+	innerErr, ok = fieldError.MapErrs[3].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.IsMap, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerErr.MapErrs), 0)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Field, "Errs[3]")
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Tag, "required")
+
+	type TestMapStructPtr struct {
+		Errs map[int]*Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	mip := map[int]*Inner{0: &Inner{"ok"}, 3: nil, 4: &Inner{"ok"}}
+
+	msp := &TestMapStructPtr{
+		Errs: mip,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(msp)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldError = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, fieldError.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldError.IsMap, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldError.MapErrs), 1)
+
+	innerFieldError, ok := fieldError.MapErrs[3].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerFieldError.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerFieldError.IsMap, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerFieldError.MapErrs), 0)
+	Equal(t, innerFieldError.Field, "Errs[3]")
+	Equal(t, innerFieldError.Tag, "required")
+
+	type TestMapStructPtr2 struct {
+		Errs map[int]*Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive,omitempty,required"`
+	}
+
+	mip2 := map[int]*Inner{0: &Inner{"ok"}, 3: nil, 4: &Inner{"ok"}}
+
+	msp2 := &TestMapStructPtr2{
+		Errs: mip2,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(msp2)
+	Equal(t, errs, nil)
+}
+
+func TestArrayDiveValidation(t *testing.T) {
+
+	arr := []string{"ok", "", "ok"}
+
+	err := validate.Field(arr, "len=3,dive,required")
+	NotEqual(t, err, nil)
+	Equal(t, err.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, err.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(err.SliceOrArrayErrs), 1)
+
+	err = validate.Field(arr, "len=2,dive,required")
+	NotEqual(t, err, nil)
+	Equal(t, err.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, err.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(err.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+
+	type BadDive struct {
+		Name string `validate:"dive"`
+	}
+
+	bd := &BadDive{
+		Name: "TEST",
+	}
+
+	PanicMatches(t, func() { validate.Struct(bd) }, "dive error! can't dive on a non slice or map")
+
+	type Test struct {
+		Errs []string `validate:"gt=0,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	test := &Test{
+		Errs: []string{"ok", "", "ok"},
+	}
+
+	errs := validate.Struct(test)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok := errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 1)
+
+	innerErr, ok := fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Tag, required)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Field, "Errs[1]")
+
+	test = &Test{
+		Errs: []string{"ok", "ok", ""},
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(test)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 1)
+
+	innerErr, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[2].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Tag, required)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerErr.Field, "Errs[2]")
+
+	type TestMultiDimensional struct {
+		Errs [][]string `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	var errArray [][]string
+
+	errArray = append(errArray, []string{"ok", "", ""})
+	errArray = append(errArray, []string{"ok", "", ""})
+
+	tm := &TestMultiDimensional{
+		Errs: errArray,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tm)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	sliceError1, ok := fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[0].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceError1, ok := sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.Tag, required)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+
+	type Inner struct {
+		Name string `validate:"required"`
+	}
+
+	type TestMultiDimensionalStructs struct {
+		Errs [][]Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive"`
+	}
+
+	var errStructArray [][]Inner
+
+	errStructArray = append(errStructArray, []Inner{Inner{"ok"}, Inner{""}, Inner{""}})
+	errStructArray = append(errStructArray, []Inner{Inner{"ok"}, Inner{""}, Inner{""}})
+
+	tms := &TestMultiDimensionalStructs{
+		Errs: errStructArray,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tms)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	sliceError1, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[0].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceStructError1, ok := sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*StructErrors)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceStructError1.Errors), 1)
+
+	innerInnersliceError1 := innerSliceStructError1.Errors["Name"]
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerInnersliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+
+	type TestMultiDimensionalStructsPtr struct {
+		Errs [][]*Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive"`
+	}
+
+	var errStructPtrArray [][]*Inner
+
+	errStructPtrArray = append(errStructPtrArray, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, &Inner{""}})
+	errStructPtrArray = append(errStructPtrArray, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, &Inner{""}})
+	errStructPtrArray = append(errStructPtrArray, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, nil})
+
+	tmsp := &TestMultiDimensionalStructsPtr{
+		Errs: errStructPtrArray,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tmsp)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+	// for full test coverage
+	fmt.Sprint(errs.Error())
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 3)
+
+	sliceError1, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[0].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceStructError1, ok = sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*StructErrors)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceStructError1.Errors), 1)
+
+	innerInnersliceError1 = innerSliceStructError1.Errors["Name"]
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerInnersliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+
+	type TestMultiDimensionalStructsPtr2 struct {
+		Errs [][]*Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	var errStructPtr2Array [][]*Inner
+
+	errStructPtr2Array = append(errStructPtr2Array, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, &Inner{""}})
+	errStructPtr2Array = append(errStructPtr2Array, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, &Inner{""}})
+	errStructPtr2Array = append(errStructPtr2Array, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, nil})
+
+	tmsp2 := &TestMultiDimensionalStructsPtr2{
+		Errs: errStructPtr2Array,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tmsp2)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 3)
+
+	sliceError1, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[2].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceStructError1, ok = sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*StructErrors)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceStructError1.Errors), 1)
+
+	innerSliceStructError2, ok := sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[2].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceStructError2.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceStructError2.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceStructError2.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceStructError2.Field, "Errs[2][2]")
+
+	innerInnersliceError1 = innerSliceStructError1.Errors["Name"]
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerInnersliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+
+	type TestMultiDimensionalStructsPtr3 struct {
+		Errs [][]*Inner `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive,omitempty"`
+	}
+
+	var errStructPtr3Array [][]*Inner
+
+	errStructPtr3Array = append(errStructPtr3Array, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, &Inner{""}})
+	errStructPtr3Array = append(errStructPtr3Array, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, &Inner{""}})
+	errStructPtr3Array = append(errStructPtr3Array, []*Inner{&Inner{"ok"}, &Inner{""}, nil})
+
+	tmsp3 := &TestMultiDimensionalStructsPtr3{
+		Errs: errStructPtr3Array,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tmsp3)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 3)
+
+	sliceError1, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[0].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceStructError1, ok = sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*StructErrors)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceStructError1.Errors), 1)
+
+	innerInnersliceError1 = innerSliceStructError1.Errors["Name"]
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerInnersliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerInnersliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+
+	type TestMultiDimensionalTimeTime struct {
+		Errs [][]*time.Time `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	var errTimePtr3Array [][]*time.Time
+
+	t1 := time.Now().UTC()
+	t2 := time.Now().UTC()
+	t3 := time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Hour * 24)
+
+	errTimePtr3Array = append(errTimePtr3Array, []*time.Time{&t1, &t2, &t3})
+	errTimePtr3Array = append(errTimePtr3Array, []*time.Time{&t1, &t2, nil})
+	errTimePtr3Array = append(errTimePtr3Array, []*time.Time{&t1, nil, nil})
+
+	tmtp3 := &TestMultiDimensionalTimeTime{
+		Errs: errTimePtr3Array,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tmtp3)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	sliceError1, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[2].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceError1, ok = sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.Field, "Errs[2][1]")
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.Tag, required)
+
+	type TestMultiDimensionalTimeTime2 struct {
+		Errs [][]*time.Time `validate:"gt=0,dive,dive,required"`
+	}
+
+	var errTimeArray [][]*time.Time
+
+	t1 = time.Now().UTC()
+	t2 = time.Now().UTC()
+	t3 = time.Now().UTC().Add(time.Hour * 24)
+
+	errTimeArray = append(errTimeArray, []*time.Time{&t1, &t2, &t3})
+	errTimeArray = append(errTimeArray, []*time.Time{&t1, &t2, nil})
+	errTimeArray = append(errTimeArray, []*time.Time{&t1, nil, nil})
+
+	tmtp := &TestMultiDimensionalTimeTime2{
+		Errs: errTimeArray,
+	}
+
+	errs = validate.Struct(tmtp)
+	NotEqual(t, errs, nil)
+	Equal(t, len(errs.Errors), 1)
+
+	fieldErr, ok = errs.Errors["Errs"]
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, fieldErr.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	sliceError1, ok = fieldErr.SliceOrArrayErrs[2].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, true)
+	Equal(t, sliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, true)
+	Equal(t, len(sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 2)
+
+	innerSliceError1, ok = sliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs[1].(*FieldError)
+	Equal(t, ok, true)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.IsPlaceholderErr, false)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.IsSliceOrArray, false)
+	Equal(t, len(innerSliceError1.SliceOrArrayErrs), 0)
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.Field, "Errs[2][1]")
+	Equal(t, innerSliceError1.Tag, required)
+}
+
 func TestNilStructPointerValidation(t *testing.T) {
 	type Inner struct {
 		Data string
@@ -2863,7 +3344,7 @@ func TestInvalidField(t *testing.T) {
 		Test: "1",
 	}
 
-	PanicMatches(t, func() { validate.Field(s, "required") }, "Invalid field passed to ValidateFieldWithTag")
+	PanicMatches(t, func() { validate.Field(s, "required") }, "Invalid field passed to fieldWithNameAndValue")
 }
 
 func TestInvalidTagField(t *testing.T) {