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using form arrays and the validation library - El Forum - 07-14-2008

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Is there a built in method to use the validation library and form arrays?

For example I would like to have a form like:

Code:
&lt;form&gt;

   &lt;input type="text" name="nickname[]" value="&lt;?php echo $this-&gt;validation->nickname(0);?&gt;" />

   &lt;input type="text" name="nickname[]" value="&lt;?php echo $this-&gt;validation->nickname(1);?&gt;" />

   &lt;input type="text" name="nickname[]" value="&lt;?php echo $this-&gt;validation->nickname(2);?&gt;" />

   &lt;input type="text" name="nickname[]" value="&lt;?php echo $this-&gt;validation->nickname(3);?&gt;" />

&lt;/form&gt;

then in the controller run something like:

Code:
$rules['nickname']     = "trim|required|min_length[5]";

$fields['nickname']    = "You most Provide a nickname that has at least 5 letters in it.";

Is this currently built in or being planned or do I have to extend the validation library to do this?