{"metadata":{"image":[],"title":"","description":""},"api":{"url":"","auth":"required","params":[],"results":{"codes":[]},"settings":""},"next":{"description":"","pages":[]},"title":"Validation","type":"basic","slug":"supporting-structure-validator","excerpt":"","body":"# Validation\n\nWe definitely have something we need to validate before executing script going to other 3rd party resources such as sql server.\n\nWe validate data to match our needs.\n\nThe class **Phalcon\\Validation** will do the job; We have sample validation classes in our ``project-name/components/Validation``\n\n\n---\n\n\n## Creating Class Validator\n\n```php\n<?php\n...\n\nclass JustAnotherValidator extends Validator\n{\n    public function initialize()\n    {\n        $this->add('email', new PresenceOf([\n            'message' => 'Email is required',\n        ]));\n\n        $this->add('email', new Email([\n            'message' => 'Email is not valid',\n        ]));\n\n        $this->add('email', new 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Prologue

Setup

Modular-MVC

Supporting Structure

Services

Miscellaneous

Validation

# Validation We definitely have something we need to validate before executing script going to other 3rd party resources such as sql server. We validate data to match our needs. The class **Phalcon\Validation** will do the job; We have sample validation classes in our ``project-name/components/Validation`` --- ## Creating Class Validator ```php <?php ... class JustAnotherValidator extends Validator { public function initialize() { $this->add('email', new PresenceOf([ 'message' => 'Email is required', ])); $this->add('email', new Email([ 'message' => 'Email is not valid', ])); $this->add('email', new Uniqueness([ 'model' => User::class, 'message' => 'Email already exist' ])); $this->add('password', new PresenceOf([ 'message' => 'Password is required', ])); $this->add('password', new Confirmation([ 'with' => 'repassword', 'message' => 'Password and Repeat Password must match', ])); $this->add('repassword', new PresenceOf([ 'message' => 'Repeat Password is required', ])); } } ``` The above code uses ***PresenceOf***, ***Email***, ***Uniqueness*** and ***Confirmation***, those classes are validators that filters a value from your data. Let's assume we have this kind of data ```php $data = [ 'email' => 'johndoe', 'password' => '123qwe', 'repassword' => 'qwe123', ]; # this throws error # - email format error # - password and repassword not match $validator = new SomeValidator(); $validator->validate($data); ``` and we have this: ```php $data2 = [ 'email' => '[email protected]', 'password' => '123qwe', 'repassword' => '123qwe', ]; # this is ok, but assuming we have existing '[email protected]', so this throws error # - email exists $validator = new SomeValidator(); $validator->validate($data2); ``` --- ## Available Validators The lists below are available and mostly used by several developers, you could use them as your reference. | Name | Explanation | |--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | PresenceOf | Validates that a field's value is not null or empty string. | | Identical | Validates that a field's value is the same as a specified value | | Email | Validates that field contains a valid email format | | ExclusionIn | Validates that a value is not within a list of possible values | | InclusionIn | Validates that a value is within a list of possible values | | Regex | Validates that the value of a field matches a regular expression | | StringLength | Validates the length of a string | | Between | Validates that a value is between two values | | Confirmation | Validates that a value is the same as another present in the data | | Url | Validates that field contains a valid URL | | CreditCard | Validates a credit card number | --- ## Custom Validator You can create your own validation class to extend more or to suit your needs. ```php <?php use Phalcon\Validation\Message; use Phalcon\Validation\Validator; use Phalcon\Validation\ValidatorInterface; class IpValidator extends Validator implements ValidatorInterface { /** * Executes the validation * * @param Phalcon\Validation $validator * @param string $attribute * @return boolean */ public function validate(Validation $validator, $attribute) { $value = $validator->getValue($attribute); if (!filter_var($value, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV4 | FILTER_FLAG_IPV6)) { $message = $this->getOption('message'); if (!$message) { $message = 'The IP is not valid'; } $validator->appendMessage(new Message($message, $attribute, 'Ip')); return false; } return true; } } ``` ***Note:*** always use boolean to indicate that it is validated or not.