Why not just create a second validation method and narrow the first one to whatever concerns the message you've set for it?
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for the reply! One of the big reasons I went with Cake is that > it seemed to have an active, friendly community. I'm glad to be part > of it! :) > > > > I tried this out, and it doesn't seem to work. Looking at the code in > cake/libs/model/model.php, specifically the invalidFields method, just > below where the call_user_func_array function is called, it appears > that if the user-defined validation method (i.e., my method) returns > false, then the Cake code will call Model::invalidate using the > default error message for that rule. > > Since this happens after my method has finished executing, this means > that the error message that my method set is now overwritten with the > default 'message'. > > As a matter of fact - looking at the code in the invalidFields, it > looks like it's impossible to have a validation method create a > dynamic error message, given the code that's there, now. > > Does anybody else have an interest in being able to create dynamic > error messages from within a validation method/function? If so, how > do we ask for this feature to be incorporated into Cake? > > Thanks! > --Mike > > > On Mar 7, 7:31 am, "dr. Hannibal Lecter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Have you tried Model::invalidate(...)? > > > > http://api.cakephp.org/1.2/class_model.html#81c94997c2d6158c40efd9c70... > > > > > On Mar 6, 10:29 pm, Mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Hello! > > > > > In CakePHP 1.2, one can define a validation rule (in a model) that > > > calls a method to do the validation. If the method returns false, > > > then whatever message was specified for that rule is displayed in the > > > view, which is great for most of data validation needs. > > > > > However, in the case that the method returns false, I'd to have that > > > method change the 'message' to be something new (which the method just > > > generated). It looks like I can do this by hacking the cake/ file, > > > and by tweaking some code in the invalidFields method (right around > > > the calls to call_user_func_array). > > > > > Is it possible to do this (to have the validation method set/change > > > the message dynamically) without hacking Cake itself? I'm really > > > sorry if I've missed this, but I've looked around, but haven't found > > > anything that seems directly applicable. > > > > > Thanks! > > > ---Mike- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
