There is also a conditional validation behaviour around somewhere. It
is not listed on the bakery but you can find references to it through
Google. I have a customised version if you want it else if someone
else knows where it has got to that would be great.
On Dec 15, 10:29 pm, Adam Royle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Use... $this->data[$this->name]['fieldname']
>
> function checkEmpty($value) {
> $valid = false;
> if ($value == 'c' && !empty($this->data[$this->name]['field4']) {
> $valid = true;
> } elseif (($value == 'a' || $value == 'b') &&
>
> !empty($this->data[$this->name]['field2']) &&
>
> empty($this->data[$this->name]['field3'])) {
> $valid = true;
> }
> return $valid;
>
> }
>
> I often use pr($this) in my model to figure out how certain things
> work.
>
> Cheers,
> Adam
>
> On Dec 16, 8:08 am, stefuNz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > hi chris!
>
> > i think i found what you meant ... "custom validation methods", right?
>
> > but i have one little problem. i don't know how to access field2,
> > field3, field4 when validating field1...
> > here's my approach:
>
> > var $validate = array(
> > 'field1' => array(
> > 'rule' => array('checkEmpty'),
> > 'message' => 'Required field empty.'
> > )
> > );
> > function checkEmpty($data) {
> > $valid = false;
> > print_r($data);
> > if($data == "c" AND !empty($field4)) $valid = true;
> > elseif(($data == "a" OR $data == "b") AND !empty($field2) AND !
> > empty($field3)) $valid = true;
> > return $valid;
> > }
>
> > you see ... i don't know how to access field2 - field4
> > do you know how i can handle that situation?
> > sorry im just new to cakephpp
>
> > sincerely
> > stefan
>
> > On 15 Dez., 20:36, "Chris Hartjes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > On Dec 15, 2007 2:34 PM, stefuNz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > > Hi!
>
> > > > I want to use validation for the following situation:
>
> > > > I have a select field (field1) with options a,b,c
> > > > If field1 is a or b then field2 and field3 may not be empty (text
> > > > fields)
> > > > if field1 is c then field4 may not be empty ...
>
> > > > is there a way to use the validation for this or has it to be
> > > > "manually"
>
> > > Sounds to me like it is definitely custom validation, which means
> > > you'll have to do it "manually". Luckily it's very easy to do it.
>
> > >http://tempdocs.cakephp.org/#TOC121877
>
> > > Hope that helps.
>
> > > --
> > > Chris Hartjes
>
> > > My motto for 2007: "Just build it, damnit!"
>
> @ TheKeyboard -http://www.littlehart.net/atthekeyboard
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