Throw Exception, Validation and Error Handling

Something like this:

PHP Code:

    public function teleNumberValidation(
        $str, string $fields, array $data, string &$error = null
    ): bool {
        // ...

        $error = $e->getMessage();

        // ...
    } 


See also https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide...parameters

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