Works like a wonder :-)
Thank you very much for this pointer.
> Can't you just do:
>
> 'name' => array(
> 'unique' => array(
> 'rule' => 'checkName',
> 'message' => 'Logtype name must be unique.'
> )
> )
>
> Which will then call Logtype::checkName() directly. Seems easier than
> faffing around with 'userDefined'...
>
> On Sep 27, 12:14 am, Morten Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm sure I'm overlooking something obvious here, but... well, I'm
>> probably blind...
>>
>> I've been trying to fire a userDefined validation function (1.2:5695),
>> to check whether a unique key already exists in the DB.
>>
>> In my $validate in the Logtype class I've got: (excerpt)
>> 'name' => array(
>> 'unique' => array(
>> 'rule' => array('userDefined', 'Logtype', 'checkName'),
>> 'message' => 'Logtype name must be unique.'
>> )
>> )
>>
>> and, I've got this function in my Logtype class also (the 'Temp'
>> parameter in the find-call is just for test purposes)
>>
>> function checkName() {
>> if ($this->findByName('Temp')) {
>> return false; // error - a Logtype with this name already exists
>> }
>> else {
>> return true;
>> }
>> }
>>
>> Problem is, only thing this throws back into my face is "*Fatal error*:
>> Using $this when not in object context in
>> */usr/home/mln/sarbe/models/logtype.php* on line *43*", line 43 being
>> the if-statement of the function.
>>
>> Thus having demasked myself as somewhat of a newbie, I hope somebody is
>> able to enlighten me :-)
>>
>> Yours
>> Morten
>>
>
>
> >
>
>
>
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