issue with validation with datamapper

[eluser]WanWizard[/eluser]
[quote author="johnmerlino" date="1306006270"]It also says:

Code:

you can now add validation rules for non-Database Table fields, such as 'Confirm Email Address' or 'Confirm Password'. For example:

This doesnt work for me either. I added the above code in my user model. I have two fields in my view called confirm_password and encrypted_password. I give them two different values, yet it successfully updates anyway. However, I do not know what is meant by "accessed via $this->confirm_password" given that you cannot reassign $this like that in views. In fact, I believe $this refers to CI super object.[/quote]
$this refers to the Datamapper object, on which the validation rules run.

So if you define a validation rule on a field called 'confirm_password', your Datamapper object must contain a property called 'confirm_password':

Code:

$object->confirm_password = $this->input->post('confirm_password');

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