Validation Thread

[eluser]cinewbie81[/eluser]
Ignored my post above, and look at the following code:

I have a select box with following value:

Code:

<select name="gender" id="gender">
<option value="0">Please Select a gender type</option>
<option value="1">Male</option>
<option value="2">Female</option>
</select>

In my controller i want something like this:

Code:

function validation()
{
    // if (selectbox value = 0) prompt error message ("Gender must be either male or female)

    // else if value == 1 (Male) or value == 2 (Female) => Validation PASSED
}

How can i do it ?
what validation rules should i put for gender select box ?? I dont think rules['gender'] = 'required' is the correct one .. anyone ?