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authorJoseph Wensley <jwensley2@gmail.com>2011-10-07 03:55:21 +0200
committerJoseph Wensley <jwensley2@gmail.com>2011-10-07 03:55:21 +0200
commit1b9732987f28f1b47f59c68303613c6977300580 (patch)
tree3fc77f78ff31c57d625f2e586fcf1db215a8f737 /user_guide_src
parenta85a028bc0ab74af01bfb9c75ef560ac00683514 (diff)
fixing internal links and adding method documentation
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-rw-r--r--user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst76
1 files changed, 53 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index e21568f29..53293ca5a 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ helper used by your view files. It also runs the validation routine.
Based on whether the validation was successful it either presents the
form or the success page.
+.. _setting-validation-rules:
+
Setting Validation Rules
========================
@@ -201,8 +203,7 @@ The above function takes **three** parameters as input:
#. The validation rules for this form field.
.. note:: If you would like the field
- name to be stored in a language file, please see `Translating Field
- Names <#translatingfn>`_.
+ name to be stored in a language file, please see :ref:`translating-field-names`.
Here is an example. In your controller (form.php), add this code just
below the validation initialization function::
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ functions!**
Now reload your page and submit the form so that it triggers an error.
Your form fields should now be re-populated
-.. note:: The `Function Reference <#functionreference>`_ section below
+.. note:: The :ref:`function-reference` section below
contains functions that permit you to re-populate <select> menus, radio
buttons, and checkboxes.
@@ -385,8 +386,7 @@ must supply it as an array to the function. Example::
<input type="text" name="colors[]" value="<?php echo set_value('colors[]'); ?>" size="50" />
-For more info please see the `Using Arrays as Field
-Names <#arraysasfields>`_ section below.
+For more info please see the :ref:`using-arrays-as-field-names` section below.
Callbacks: Your own Validation Functions
========================================
@@ -460,6 +460,8 @@ then it will be passed as the second argument of your callback function.
boolean TRUE/FALSE it is assumed that the data is your newly processed
form data.
+.. _setting-error-messages:
+
Setting Error Messages
======================
@@ -487,6 +489,8 @@ example, to change the message for the "required" rule you will do this::
$this->form_validation->set_message('required', 'Your custom message here');
+.. _translating-field-names:
+
Translating Field Names
=======================
@@ -512,6 +516,8 @@ prefix)::
See the :doc:`Language Class <language>` page for more info regarding
language files.
+.. _changing-delimiters:
+
Changing the Error Delimiters
=============================
@@ -571,8 +577,9 @@ must supply it as an array to the function. Example::
<?php echo form_error('options[size]'); ?>
<input type="text" name="options[size]" value="<?php echo set_value("options[size]"); ?>" size="50" />
-For more info please see the `Using Arrays as Field
-Names <#arraysasfields>`_ section below.
+For more info please see the :ref:`using-arrays-as-field-names` section below.
+
+.. _saving-groups:
************************************************
Saving Sets of Validation Rules to a Config File
@@ -750,6 +757,8 @@ When a rule group is named identically to a controller class/function it
will be used automatically when the run() function is invoked from that
class/function.
+.. _using-arrays-as-field-names:
+
***************************
Using Arrays as Field Names
***************************
@@ -760,7 +769,7 @@ Consider this example::
<input type="text" name="options[]" value="" size="50" />
If you do use an array as a field name, you must use the EXACT array
-name in the `Helper Functions <#helperreference>`_ that require the
+name in the :ref:`Helper Functions <helper-functions>` that require the
field name, and as your Validation Rule field name.
For example, to set a rule for the above field you would use::
@@ -872,36 +881,57 @@ Name Parameter Description
.. note:: You can also use any native PHP functions that permit one
parameter, like trim, htmlspecialchars, urldecode, etc.
+.. _function-reference:
+
******************
Function Reference
******************
+.. php:class:: Form_validation
+
The following functions are intended for use in your controller
functions.
$this->form_validation->set_rules();
======================================
-Permits you to set validation rules, as described in the tutorial
-sections above:
+ .. php:method:: set_rules ($field, $label = '', $rules = '')
-- `Setting Validation Rules <#validationrules>`_
-- `Saving Groups of Validation Rules to a Config
- File <#savingtoconfig>`_
+ :param string $field: The field name
+ :param string $label: The field label
+ :param string $rules: The rules, seperated by a pipe "|"
+ :rtype: Object
+
+ Permits you to set validation rules, as described in the tutorial
+ sections above:
+
+ - :ref:`setting-validation-rules`
+ - :ref:`saving-groups`
$this->form_validation->run();
===============================
+
+ .. php:method:: run ($group = '')
-Runs the validation routines. Returns boolean TRUE on success and FALSE
-on failure. You can optionally pass the name of the validation group via
-the function, as described in: `Saving Groups of Validation Rules to a
-Config File <#savingtoconfig>`_.
+ :param string $group: The name of the validation group to run
+ :rtype: Boolean
+
+ Runs the validation routines. Returns boolean TRUE on success and FALSE
+ on failure. You can optionally pass the name of the validation group via
+ the function, as described in: :ref:`saving-groups`
$this->form_validation->set_message();
========================================
+
+ .. php:method:: set_message ($lang, $val = '')
+
+ :param string $lang: The rule the message is for
+ :param string $val: The message
+ :rtype: Object
+
+ Permits you to set custom error messages. See :ref:`setting-error-messages`
-Permits you to set custom error messages. See `Setting Error
-Messages <#settingerrors>`_ above.
+.. _helper-functions:
****************
Helper Reference
@@ -919,8 +949,8 @@ supplied to the function. Example::
<?php echo form_error('username'); ?>
-The error delimiters can be optionally specified. See the `Changing the
-Error Delimiters <#errordelimiters>`_ section above.
+The error delimiters can be optionally specified. See the
+:ref:`changing-delimiters` section above.
validation_errors()
====================
@@ -929,8 +959,8 @@ Shows all error messages as a string: Example::
<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>
-The error delimiters can be optionally specified. See the `Changing the
-Error Delimiters <#errordelimiters>`_ section above.
+The error delimiters can be optionally specified. See the
+:ref:`changing-delimiters` section above.
set_value()
============