Kexiao Liao wrote:
> Where is the best place to do the input data(from POST variables) validation
> in the Zend Framework?
>
> We can do the validation in following places:
> 1. Controller Class file
> 2. Use Defined Models Class file
>
> Which one is the better choice?
Good question. I've been creating a form processing utility class for
every form, then calling it from the action controller. But
intuitively, I would have put it in the model.
The reason I didn't is that if I say:
class book extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract {}
$table = new book();
$book = $table->find(1);
$errors = $table->validateInput($_POST); // or whatever...
This feels awkward and hard to understand. Also, you tend to lose the
extra value that the validator object holds.
I suppose you could cobble together a composite model using a table
model together with validation, filtering, error message preparation,
etc (the stuff I now do in my form utility classes).
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