Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default???

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Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default??? - El Forum - 01-11-2010

[eluser]123wesweat[/eluser]
Hi,

so i am using this to make some form fields

Code:
&lt;?php echo form_label('fname').form_input('fname','fname');?&gt;

and form_validation

Code:
$this->form_validation->set_rules('fname', 'fname', 'trim|required');

1/ Now because i already have fname as text value the validation passes, how do i fix this?
2/ How do is set already filled in values?? set_value???

regards,

Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default??? - El Forum - 01-11-2010

[eluser]123wesweat[/eluser]
Is this the way to do it for each input field?????

Code:
$fname = isset($_REQUEST['fname']) ? $_REQUEST['fname'] : 'fname';

$data = array(

              'name'        => 'fname',

              'id'          => 'fname',

              'value'       => $fname

            );

echo form_label('fname').form_input($data);

Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default??? - El Forum - 01-11-2010

[eluser]danmontgomery[/eluser]

Code:
&lt;?php echo form_label('fname').form_input('fname',set_value('fname'));?&gt;

Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default??? - El Forum - 01-11-2010

[eluser]123wesweat[/eluser]
@noctrum, thanks

But now we don't have a default value to start with?? Let's say "..here your first name"

Code:
&lt;?php echo form_label('fname').form_input('fname','...here your first name'));?&gt;

So that's why i think

Code:
$fname = isset($_REQUEST['fname']) ? $_REQUEST['fname'] : '...here your first name';

echo form_label('fname').form_input('fname',$fname));?

But now i have the validation question. As the validation 'thinks', ...here your first name is your name and it will validate.

Any thoughts??

Form input fields +form_validation required but not equal to default??? - El Forum - 01-11-2010

[eluser]jbreitweiser[/eluser]
Write a callback that tests for your default value and fails if that value is found.

Code:
function notDefaultText($str){

  if($str == '...here your first name'){

     return FALSE;

  } else {

     return TRUE;

  }

}

Now set your form validation to

Code:
$this->form_validation->set_rules('fname', 'fname', 'trim|required|callback_notDefaultText');