Add support for callable form validation rules

2 files changed, 38 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 423755b89..36ddbc92e 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released
       -  :doc:`Language <libraries/language>` line keys must now be prefixed with **form_validation_**.
       -  Added rule **alpha_numeric_spaces**.
       -  Added support for custom error messages per field rule.
+      -  Added support for callable rules when they are passed as an array.
 
    -  :doc:`Caching Library <libraries/caching>` changes include:
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index 988d6fa25..e51630905 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -474,6 +474,42 @@ then it will be passed as the second argument of your callback method.
 	boolean TRUE/FALSE it is assumed that the data is your newly processed
 	form data.
 
+Callable: Use anything as a rule
+================================
+
+If callback rules aren't good enough for you (for example, because they are
+limited to your controller), don't get disappointed, there's one more way
+to create custom rules: anything that ``is_callable()`` would return TRUE for.
+
+Consider the following example::
+
+	$this->form_validation->set_rules(
+		'username', 'Username',
+		array(
+			'required',
+			array($this->users_model, 'valid_username')
+		)
+	);
+
+The above code would use the ``valid_username()`` method from your
+``Users_model`` object.
+
+This is just an example of course, and callbacks aren't limited to models.
+You can use any object/method that accepts the field value as its' first
+parameter. Or if you're running PHP 5.3+, you can also use an anonymous
+function:
+
+	$this->form_validation->set_rules(
+		'username', 'Username',
+		array(
+			'required',
+			function($value)
+			{
+				// Check $value and return TRUE/FALSE
+			}
+		)
+	);
+
 .. _setting-error-messages:
 
 Setting Error Messages
@@ -491,7 +527,7 @@ If you need to set a custom error message for a particular field on
 some particular rule, use the set_rules() method::
 
 	$this->form_validation->set_rules('field_name', 'Field Label', 'rule1|rule2|rule3',
-		array('rule2'	=> 'Error Message on rule2 for this field_name')
+		array('rule2' => 'Error Message on rule2 for this field_name')
 	);
 
 Where rule corresponds to the name of a particular rule, and Error