I think instead you want to pass in the field name (as a string) that you
want to compare to:
$evtEndDate->addValidator('CompareDates',false,array<http://www.php.net/array>
('evt_enddate'));
Then, in your validator class, you can easily extract the comparison date
from the $context array. Once you have that value, create a Zend_Date object
from it and compare it to the Zend_Date object created with $value.
I hope this helps :)
--
Hector
On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Jigal sanders <[email protected]>wrote:
> And as i thought I am already in trouble:
> See comments in the code below.
>
> public function isValid($value, $context = null){
> $date = new Zend_Date($value,'dd-MM-YYYY');
> $this->_setValue($value);
>
> $error = false;
> var_dump($this->_fieldsToCompare);
> //this dump shows me the acutal text box in the form with the date in
> it and the label and so on.
> foreach($this->_fieldsToCompare as $fieldName){
> echo $context[$fieldName];
> //this echo is empty.
> if(!isset($context[$fieldName]) || $value !==
> $context[$fieldName]){
> $error = true;
> $this->_error(self::MSG_DATEBEFORE);
> break;
> }
> }
> return !$error;
> }
>
> What i need is the value of the startDate which i have given in my
> addValidator function :$evtEndDate->addValidator('CompareDates',false,
> array <http://www.php.net/array>($evtStartDate)); and then convert it to a
> date object in order to be able to compate dates with the isEarlier
> function.
> How can i do this?
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:04 PM, Jigal sanders <[email protected]>wrote:
>
>> figured it out , i think.
>> I changed my construct function to:
>>
>> public function __construct($fieldsToCompare =array()){
>> if(is_array($fieldsToCompare)){
>> foreach($fieldsToCompare as $field){
>> echo $field;
>> exit;
>> $this->_fieldsToCompare[] = $field;
>> }
>> }else{
>> $this->_fieldsToCompare[] = (string)$fieldsToCompare;
>> }
>>
>>
>> }
>>
>> No i have to see in my further code if i can use it since i need to make
>> it to a zend_date object later on in my isValid function.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Hector Virgen <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> What is the value of $evtStartDate before calling addValidator()?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Hector
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Jigal sanders
>>> <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> sorry to disturb but i really don't get it working.
>>>> It starts already that in the constructor the $_fieldsToCompare array
>>>> stays empty. While this is the way i instantiate the validator:
>>>>
>>>> $evtEndDate->addValidator('CompareDates',false,array<http://www.php.net/array>
>>>> ($evtStartDate));
>>>>
>>>> this is the full code
>>>>
>>>> http://pastebin.com/f5f36971f
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Hector Virgen <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> You might want to look at the Zend_Date documentation for comparing
>>>>> dates.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.date.overview.html#zend.date.others.comparison
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> <http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.date.overview.html#zend.date.others.comparison>You
>>>>> can hint to your validator (perhaps with another constructor argument) as
>>>>> to
>>>>> how to compare the dates... should A be before B, or after B, or equal to
>>>>> B?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Hector
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Jigal sanders <[email protected]
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello Hector,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I already removed the validator by one of the date fields.
>>>>>> Now the problem is on how to compare the dates. I created date objects
>>>>>> from all the date fields within the validator. But I don't know how to do
>>>>>> the last part (i.e comparing the dates.) I converted the field values to
>>>>>> zend_date objects. But when I print the date object to the screen i get:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> array(1) { [0]=> object(Zend_Date)#109 (8) { ["_locale:private"]=>
>>>>>> string(5) "en_US" ["_fractional:private"]=> int(0)
>>>>>> ["_precision:private"]=>
>>>>>> int(3) ["_unixTimestamp:private"]=> string(10) "1262127600"
>>>>>> ["_timezone:private"]=> string(16) "Europe/Amsterdam"
>>>>>> ["_offset:private"]=>
>>>>>> int(-3600) ["_syncronised:private"]=> int(0) ["_dst:protected"]=>
>>>>>> bool(true)
>>>>>> } }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> See here the updated code:
>>>>>> http://pastebin.com/m6cb13d9d
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 6:19 PM, Hector Virgen <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It looks like you're adding the custom compareDates validator to both
>>>>>>> date elements. It might be easier to just put it in one.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If you can determine that $a < $b, then you already know that $b >
>>>>>>> $a.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also, in the $evtStartDate element, you are setting the field to
>>>>>>> compare to $evtEndDate, which hasn't been created yet. Instead of
>>>>>>> passing in
>>>>>>> the element, try passing in the element's field name "evt_enddate" (as a
>>>>>>> string).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I hope this helps.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Hector
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 5:16 AM, Jigal sanders <
>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have a form with two date fields. One startdate and one enddate. I
>>>>>>>> want to make sure, the end date is not before the startdate.
>>>>>>>> I am trying to create my own validator. Now i based my validator on
>>>>>>>> this tutorial:
>>>>>>>> http://cogo.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/custom-validators-for-zend_form_element/
>>>>>>>> Here is my code: http://pastebin.com/f20aafd32 it's not yet ready.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My problem is at line 52 where the value of $this
>>>>>>>> ->_fieldsToCompare is empty all the time.
>>>>>>>> I also have problems in comparing the dates.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kan someone please help me along?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> <http://cogo.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/custom-validators-for-zend_form_element/>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> J. Sanders
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Met vriendelijke groet,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jigal Sanders
>>>>>> A.J. Ernststraat 739
>>>>>> 1082 LK Amsterdam
>>>>>> Mobiel: 06-42111489
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Met vriendelijke groet,
>>>>
>>>> Jigal Sanders
>>>> A.J. Ernststraat 739
>>>> 1082 LK Amsterdam
>>>> Mobiel: 06-42111489
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Met vriendelijke groet,
>>
>> Jigal Sanders
>> A.J. Ernststraat 739
>> 1082 LK Amsterdam
>> Mobiel: 06-42111489
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Met vriendelijke groet,
>
> Jigal Sanders
> A.J. Ernststraat 739
> 1082 LK Amsterdam
> Mobiel: 06-42111489
>
