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authorAhmedul Haque Abid <a_h_abid@hotmail.com>2014-01-08 20:10:25 +0100
committerAhmedul Haque Abid <a_h_abid@hotmail.com>2014-01-08 20:10:25 +0100
commit42b40006fe8b740b416a8e8fd9acb0666349e222 (patch)
tree391d6db0ea7425aaf0520e2f4cafa00d6a116750 /user_guide_src
parent50a9d863dd56a3667d8dfb4b8c66d8035bb26956 (diff)
Added custom error messages functionality for individual fields.
Diffstat (limited to 'user_guide_src')
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst1
-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst27
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 5b0187350..9e7849643 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released
- Added support for named parameters in error messages.
- :doc:`Language <libraries/language>` line keys must now be prefixed with **form_validation_**.
- Added rule **alpha_numeric_spaces**.
+ - Added custom error messages for individual fields on any rules.
- :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 8534175bb..f70877c02 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ The above method takes **three** parameters as input:
message. For example, if your field is named "user" you might give it
a human name of "Username".
#. The validation rules for this form field.
+#. (optional) Set custom error messages on any rules given for current field. If not provided will use the default one.
.. note:: If you would like the field name to be stored in a language
file, please see :ref:`translating-field-names`.
@@ -225,7 +226,9 @@ Your controller should now look like this::
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'Username', 'required');
- $this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required');
+ $this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required',array(
+ 'required'=>'You must provide a %s.'
+ ));
$this->form_validation->set_rules('passconf', 'Password Confirmation', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required');
@@ -263,7 +266,10 @@ you use this approach, you must name your array keys as indicated::
array(
'field' => 'password',
'label' => 'Password',
- 'rules' => 'required'
+ 'rules' => 'required',
+ 'error_msg' => array(
+ 'required' => 'You must provide a %s.',
+ ),
),
array(
'field' => 'passconf',
@@ -285,7 +291,10 @@ Cascading Rules
CodeIgniter lets you pipe multiple rules together. Let's try it. Change
your rules in the third parameter of rule setting method, like this::
- $this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'Username', 'required|min_length[5]|max_length[12]|is_unique[users.username]');
+ $this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'Username', 'required|min_length[5]|max_length[12]|is_unique[users.username]',array(
+ 'required' => 'You have not provided %s.',
+ 'is_unique' => 'The %s is unavailable.',
+ ));
$this->form_validation->set_rules('password', 'Password', 'required');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('passconf', 'Password Confirmation', 'required|matches[password]');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required|valid_email|is_unique[users.email]');
@@ -469,11 +478,18 @@ Setting Error Messages
All of the native error messages are located in the following language
file: **system/language/english/form_validation_lang.php**
-To set your own custom message you can either edit that file, or use the
-following method::
+To set your own global custom message for a rule, you can either
+edit that file, or use the following method::
$this->form_validation->set_message('rule', 'Error Message');
+If you need to set a custom error message for a particular field on
+some particular rule, use the set_rules() methos::
+
+ $this->form_validation->set_rules('field_name','Field Label','rule1|rule2|rule3',array(
+ 'rule2' => 'Error Message on rule2 for this field_name'
+ ));
+
Where rule corresponds to the name of a particular rule, and Error
Message is the text you would like displayed.
@@ -946,6 +962,7 @@ $this->form_validation->set_rules()
:param string $field: The field name
:param string $label: The field label
:param mixed $rules: The rules, as a string with rules separated by a pipe "|", or an array or rules.
+ :param array $error_msg: Custom error message on any rules for the current field only. (optional)
:rtype: Object
Permits you to set validation rules, as described in the tutorial