The return value from the model's custom validation method becomes the
custom message.
HTH, Paul
@phpMagpie
On Sep 2, 8:40 pm, Christophe Vandeplas <christo...@vandeplas.com>
wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a model where a field needs a valudation rule to verify if the
> value already exists.
> The easy way to implement this is by using the isUnique validation.
>
> However I want to also modify the message the user gets to give him an
> url to a location where that value/field is already used.
> So instead of a message like "Sorry this is already used."
> I want to tell "Sorry this is already used, check out this place {URL}
> to see it."
>
> I tried to play with the $this variable in a custom validation,
> however
> $this->validate['value']['unique']['message'] = "foo";
> doesn't change the message when I set it from inside the validation
> rule.
>
> function signatureExists($check) {
> debug($this->validate);
> $this->validate['value']['unique']['message'] = "foo";
> return $this->isUnique($check);
> }
>
> Is there a (supported or unsupported) way to change the validation
> rule?
> Of course I'd like to keep it in my model and not in my view for
> cleanness of code.
>
> Thanks a lot for your expertise.
> Have a great day
>
> Christophe
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