Maybe this help: http://tempdocs.cakephp.org/#TOC121845
<?php class User extends AppModel { var $name = 'User'; var $validate = array( 'login' => array( 'rule' => array('checkUnique'), 'message' => 'Login name already taken.' ) ); function checkUnique($data) { $valid = false; if(isset($fieldName) && $this->hasField($fieldName)) { $valid = $this->isUnique(array($fieldName => $value)); } return $valid; } } ?> sMAshdot escribió: > On 29 Nov., 13:40, RichardAtHome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> As a side note, I suspect isUnique might not meant to be referenced in >> a rule and is meant to be referenced in the controller. If this is >> true can someone point me towards some examples of how / where it >> should be used? >> > > I'm quite new to CakePHP as well, but I check for uniqueness after > validating > the data. > > This example comes from the IBM CakePHP tutorials > http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/views/opensource/libraryview.jsp?search_by=cook+web+sites+CakePHP > > if ( $this->User->validates($this->data) ) > { > if ( $this->User->findByname($this->data['User']['name']) ) > { > $this->User->invalidate('name'); > $this->set('name_error', 'User already exists.'); > } > } > > > > > -- ----------------------------------------- José Pablo Orozco Marín [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel. +506 820-7280 Por favor, visite mi pasión: http://www.SukiaLogic.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to cake-php@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---