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Form Validation and Regexp - El Forum - 07-26-2011
[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
Hello I need to set_rules in Form Validation to regexp pattern from database:
I used callback function but it doesn't working.
How can I use it? I found it in form_validation:
Code:
/**
* Performs a Regular Expression match test.
*
* @access public
* @param string
* @param regex
* @return bool
*/
function regex_match($str, $regex)
{
if ( ! preg_match($regex, $str))
{
return FALSE;
}
return TRUE;
}But I don't know how to use it.
Form Validation and Regexp - El Forum - 07-26-2011
[eluser]Unknown[/eluser]
You can use it the same way you would use any other validation rule.
Code:
$this->form_validation->set_rules('field name', 'human name', 'regex_match[expression]');Replace 'expression' with the regular expression from your database.
http://ellislab.com/codeigniter/user-guide/libraries/form_validation.html#validationrules
However, if your regular expression contains square brackets then you need to use a callback.
There is some more info in this thread: http://ellislab.com/forums/viewthread/185601/
I am not sure why this validation function isn't documented in the user guide. Can anyone provide any insight?
Form Validation and Regexp - El Forum - 07-27-2011
[eluser]toopay[/eluser]
[quote author="ReptileReX" date="1311706107"]How can I use it? ...
But I don't know how to use it.[/quote]
[quote author="birderic" date="1311714118"]I am not sure why this validation function isn't documented in the user guide. Can anyone provide any insight?[/quote]
Mocking the original userguide...
Rule : regex_match
Parameter : YES
Description : Returns FALSE if the form element is not match with regular expression pattern.
Example : regex_match[/^SELECT ([^)]+) FROM ([^)]+)$/i]
(Above example will examinate, if valid SELECT statement present.)
What wrong with you guys? Code is as is. You see above function is just a shorthand to perform regular expression, and you can use it just the way you use preg_match().