openlss/lib-validate

Validation helper with a shorthand syntax.

openlss/lib-validate

Validation helper with a shorthand syntax., _(*1)

Usage

use \LSS\Validate;

$data = array('myparam'=>'valid string');

try {
    Validate::prime($data);
    Validate::go('myparam')->not('blank')->max(20)->is('alnum');
    Validate::paint();
} catch(Exception $e){
    echo $e;
}

Types

All these types will evaluate to true IF: * blank '' === true * empty empty() === true * null is_null($var) * ip var is IPv4 octect format * mac True if var is in mac address format (loose check for chars) * domain True if var is a domain name (loose check for chars) * num True if var is all numeric * dec True if the var is numeric with a decimal point * float Same as dec * alpha True if all characters are alpha-numeric * al Same as alpha * alu Same as alpha but with underscores (_) * als True if var is alphanumeric with spaces * alnums Alias to als * en Alias to als * email True if chars are valid for an email address * sha1 True if var is a sha1 hash * md5 True of var is a md5 hash, _(*2)

Reference

(void) Validate::prime($data)

Prep validate with an array of data usualy from post(), _(*3)

(object) Validate::go($var)

Starts a validation object for the given param, _(*4)

(object) Validate::_get()

Returns the current instance, _(*5)

(object) Validate::error($err)

Add error message to buffer This is generally used internally, _(*6)

(object) Validate::setVar($var)

Sets the var to operate on This is generally used internally, _(*7)

(string) Validate::get()

Retrieves the current variable This is generally used internally, _(*8)

(object) Validate::min($min)

Checks that the current var is at minimum $min long, _(*9)

(object) Validate::max($max)

Checks that the current var is at maximum $max long, _(*10)

(object) Validate::not($type)

Checks that the current var is not given $type, _(*11)

(object) Validate::is($type)

Checks that the current var is given #type, _(*12)

(bool) Validate::paint()

If there are any errors in the buffer an exception will be raised Otherwise TRUE is returned, _(*13)