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authorJamie Rumbelow <jamie@jamierumbelow.net>2012-04-26 14:27:35 +0200
committerJamie Rumbelow <jamie@jamierumbelow.net>2012-04-26 14:27:35 +0200
commitd6ce1e936d60487ad8ddd099a040fba7d8f88367 (patch)
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parentbcee50ff3247dee71d83bf273e52bc10096cd48c (diff)
parent9e2d5d130eff40592b49337a8ba4d8c170934de1 (diff)
Merge branch 'develop' of git://github.com/EllisLab/CodeIgniter into develop
Conflicts: system/core/Loader.php system/database/DB_query_builder.php system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php system/database/drivers/pdo/pdo_driver.php system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst user_guide_src/source/database/query_builder.rst
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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index 5aa64d032..028b61c4c 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ this code and save it to your applications/controllers/ folder::
class Form extends CI_Controller {
- function index()
+ public function index()
{
$this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Your controller should now look like this::
class Form extends CI_Controller {
- function index()
+ public function index()
{
$this->load->helper(array('form', 'url'));
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ password to MD5, and running the username through the "xss_clean"
function, which removes malicious data.
**Any native PHP function that accepts one parameter can be used as a
-rule, like htmlspecialchars, trim, MD5, etc.**
+rule, like htmlspecialchars, trim, md5, etc.**
.. note:: You will generally want to use the prepping functions
**after** the validation rules so if there is an error, the original
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ Changing the Error Delimiters
By default, the Form Validation class adds a paragraph tag (<p>) around
each error message shown. You can either change these delimiters
-globally or individually.
+globally, individually, or change the defaults in a config file.
#. **Changing delimiters Globally**
To globally change the error delimiters, in your controller function,
@@ -543,6 +543,12 @@ globally or individually.
<?php echo validation_errors('<div class="error">', '</div>'); ?>
+#. **Set delimiters in a config file**
+ You can add your error delimiters in application/config/form_validation.php as follows::
+
+ $config['error_prefix'] = '<div class="error_prefix">';
+ $config['error_suffix'] = '</div>';
+
Showing Errors Individually
===========================
@@ -602,7 +608,7 @@ call the reset_validation() function before setting up rules and validating the
For more info please see the :ref:`function-reference` section below.
--.. _saving-groups:
+.. _saving-groups:
************************************************
Saving Sets of Validation Rules to a Config File
@@ -869,7 +875,7 @@ Rule Parameter Description
underscores or dashes.
**numeric** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than numeric characters.
**integer** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than an integer.
-**decimal** Yes Returns FALSE if the form element is not exactly the parameter value.
+**decimal** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a decimal number.
**is_natural** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a natural number:
0, 1, 2, 3, etc.
**is_natural_no_zero** No Returns FALSE if the form element contains anything other than a natural
@@ -886,8 +892,9 @@ Rule Parameter Description
$this->form_validation->required($string);
-.. note:: You can also use any native PHP functions that permit one
- parameter.
+.. note:: You can also use any native PHP functions that permit up
+ to two parameters, where at least one is required (to pass
+ the field data).
******************
Prepping Reference
@@ -970,7 +977,7 @@ $this->form_validation->set_data();
$_POST array.
$this->form_validation->reset_validation();
-========================================
+===========================================
.. php:method:: reset_validation ()