On Dec 28, 2011, at 10:05 AM, Philip McIntosh wrote:

> I am just wondering about something with respect to the Model-View-Controller 
> (MVC) design pattern. Should any validation of input or output be done by the 
> model class which is handling and processing the data, or is validation more 
> properly a task to be assigned to a controller class?
I would give a qualified "yes." Usually this is the case--key-value validation 
exists for this purpose. Now, it is common to use formatters for validation as 
well, which doesn't violate MVC.

HTH,

Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Demystifying technology for your home or business"

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