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How to use validator - El Forum - 03-16-2009

[eluser]il_dandi[/eluser]
Hi!!!

How Can I manage the validation… I would like apply CSS on the textbox and combobox border

in my controller I've:

Code:
function add()
    {    
        $this->load->helper('form');
                        
        if ( ! $this->_validate_form() )
        {
            $this->template->write_view('content', 'admin/avatar', $data, TRUE);
            $this->template->render();
        }
        else
        {
            $id = $this->avatars_model->add_entry();
            $this->session->set_flashdata('msg', 'OK');
            redirect(base_url()."admin/avatars");
        }                
    }


    function _validate_form()
    {
        $rules = array(
                'firstname'        =>    'trim|required|strip_tags|xss_clean|max_length[30]',
                'lastname'        =>    'trim|strip_tags|xss_clean|max_length[500]'
        );
        $this->validation->set_rules($rules);
        
        $fields = array(
                'firstname'            =>    'fistname',
                'lastname'            =>    'lastname',
                'age'                =>    'age'
        );
        $this->validation->set_fields($fields);
        
        return ($this->validation->run() == FALSE) ? FALSE : TRUE;    
    }

in the view I have

Code:
<?php $v =& $this->validation ?>

...

  <td align="right">cognome: </td><td>&lt;input name="lastname" type="text" id="lastname" size="30" maxlength="255" value="&lt;?=$lastname?&gt;" class="&lt;?=$v-&gt;lastname_error?&gt;" ></td>
  </tr>
...

I would like to see the textbox with a red border...as I've seen in many examples (linkster...)



how can I apply the CSS?? In HTML code of linkster example I’ve

<label for=“title”>* Title: </label>&lt;input type=“text” name=“title” value=”” id=“title” class=“field_error” /&gt;&lt;/p>


in my HTML code I’ve

<td>&lt;input type=“text” value=”” name=“lastname” class=“” /&gt;&lt;/p>

Thanks for help me!!!

How to use validator - El Forum - 03-16-2009

[eluser]pistolPete[/eluser]
Use the new Form validation library.

In your view:
Code:
<td align="right">cognome: </td><td>&lt;input name="lastname" type="text" id="lastname" size="30" maxlength="255" value="&lt;?php echo set_value('lastname'); ?&gt;" class="&lt;?php echo ( form_error('lastname') == '') ? '': 'your_error_css_class' ;?&gt;" &gt;&lt;/td>


How to use validator - El Forum - 03-16-2009

[eluser]il_dandi[/eluser]
thanks thanks thanks ... I've only to modify my view as you have written in your post??

nothing else?? all other my code is it OK?

thanks

How to use validator - El Forum - 03-16-2009

[eluser]pistolPete[/eluser]
No, if you want to use set_value() and form_error() you have to use the new Form validation library, as I wrote above.