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diff --git a/‎src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion b/‎src/Illuminate/Foundation/Application.php‎
Lines changed: 1 addition & 1 deletion
diff --git a/‎src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 5 deletions b/‎src/Illuminate/Validation/Validator.php‎
Lines changed: 5 additions & 5 deletions
diff --git a/‎tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php‎
Lines changed: 6 additions & 0 deletions b/‎tests/Validation/ValidationValidatorTest.php‎
Lines changed: 6 additions & 0 deletions
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract, HttpKernelIn
      *
      * @var string
      */
-    const VERSION = '5.2.1';
+    const VERSION = '5.2.2';
 
     /**
      * The base path for the Laravel installation.
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ protected function validateArray($attribute, $value)
             return true;
         }
 
-        return is_array($value);
+        return is_null($value) || is_array($value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ protected function validateBoolean($attribute, $value)
 
         $acceptable = [true, false, 0, 1, '0', '1'];
 
-        return in_array($value, $acceptable, true);
+        return is_null($value) || in_array($value, $acceptable, true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ protected function validateInteger($attribute, $value)
             return true;
         }
 
-        return filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) !== false;
+        return is_null($value) || filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) !== false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ protected function validateNumeric($attribute, $value)
             return true;
         }
 
-        return is_numeric($value);
+        return is_null($value) || is_numeric($value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ protected function validateString($attribute, $value)
             return true;
         }
 
-        return is_string($value);
+        return is_null($value) || is_string($value);
     }
 
     /**
 
@@ -1874,8 +1874,14 @@ public function testThatPrimitiveTypesAreImplicitAndMustBeCorrectIfDataIsPresent
         $v = new Validator($trans, [], ['foo' => 'numeric']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->passes());
 
+        // Allow null on these rules unless required
         $trans = $this->getRealTranslator();
         $v = new Validator($trans, ['foo' => null], ['foo' => 'numeric']);
+        $this->assertFalse($v->fails());
+
+        // Allow null on these rules unless required
+        $trans = $this->getRealTranslator();
+        $v = new Validator($trans, ['foo' => null], ['foo' => 'required|numeric']);
         $this->assertTrue($v->fails());
 
         $trans = $this->getRealTranslator();
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class Application extends Container implements ApplicationContract, HttpKernelIn
25	25	*
26	26	* @var string
27	27	*/
28		- const VERSION = '5.2.1';
	28	+ const VERSION = '5.2.2';
29	29
30	30	/**
31	31	* The base path for the Laravel installation.
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@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ protected function validateArray($attribute, $value)
806	806	return true;
807	807	}
808	808
809		- return is_array($value);
	809	+ return is_null($value) \|\| is_array($value);
810	810	}
811	811
812	812	/**
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ protected function validateBoolean($attribute, $value)
824	824
825	825	$acceptable = [true, false, 0, 1, '0', '1'];
826	826
827		- return in_array($value, $acceptable, true);
	827	+ return is_null($value) \|\| in_array($value, $acceptable, true);
828	828	}
829	829
830	830	/**
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ protected function validateInteger($attribute, $value)
840	840	return true;
841	841	}
842	842
843		- return filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) !== false;
	843	+ return is_null($value) \|\| filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT) !== false;
844	844	}
845	845
846	846	/**
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ protected function validateNumeric($attribute, $value)
856	856	return true;
857	857	}
858	858
859		- return is_numeric($value);
	859	+ return is_null($value) \|\| is_numeric($value);
860	860	}
861	861
862	862	/**
@@ -872,7 +872,7 @@ protected function validateString($attribute, $value)
872	872	return true;
873	873	}
874	874
875		- return is_string($value);
	875	+ return is_null($value) \|\| is_string($value);
876	876	}
877	877
878	878	/**