you can do that, just take a look at "AgaviArrayLengthValidator.class.php" also in your xml you don't need to set base anymore, just set argument to "emails".
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: Hash <[email protected]> > To: Agavi Users Mailing List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Agavi-Users] Managing duplicate array input in a custom > validator > Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 22:11:06 +0100 > > > Hello Ronald, > > thanks for the suggestions ;) i think the former option would work > although seems odd to have two custom validators running for one > input array. I wonder if there is a way to manage the validation of > the whole array (including removing duplicates and checking address > validity) but set a validation error for a specific item? > > thanks > > Hash > > > On 21 May 2012, at 13:26, Ronald Becher wrote: > > > Hi Hash (well, this name already fits the solution ... :) , > > > > You basically have two options: > > - Either prepend a validator that throws out duplicates (i.e. > > sorts them into a hash) > > - Export a list of already created accounts (i.e, in this run) > > and check against that list ... if your current email adress > > matches already exists, just skip it and return the unchanged > > "list of already created accounts" > > > > Hope that helps! > > > > Regards, > > Ronald > > > > Am 20.05.2012 22:51, schrieb Hash: > >> Dear Agavi Users, > >> > >> i would like to know how best to remove duplicate post data > >> using a custom validator. The scenario is that i am posting a > >> form relating to a 'Contact' entity which has related entities > >> of email addresses. > >> > >> Currently i have implemented a custom validator with a > >> base="emails[]" and everything is fine until the user inputs for > >> example, the same email address twice. The email entity is > >> looked up twice since the validator runs for each item in the > >> emails[] array. These entities get through to the database and i > >> get a constraint exception in my Contact-Email link table. I > >> would like my validator to detect and skip any duplicates in the > >> posted data, but my validator only seems to have the scope of > >> the current item in emails[]. > >> > >> I guess i could pass the whole emails array as an argument into > >> the validator and loop over each email removing duplicates > >> first, but then i'm not sure how to throw an error with the > >> correct context for an email address that is invalid.. > >> > >> Validator: http://pastebin.com/np1m80ib > >> XML: http://pastebin.com/jjwQdEA5 > >> > >> Please advise. thank you. > >> > >> Hash > >> _______________________________________________ > >> users mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.agavi.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.agavi.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > > _______________________________________________ > users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.agavi.org/mailman/listinfo/users > -- Regards, Behrooz -- You Rock! Your E-Mail Should Too! Signup Now at Rock.com and get 4GB of Storage! http://connections.rock.com/user/displayUserRegisterPage.kickAction?as=116748&STATUS=MAIN _______________________________________________ users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.agavi.org/mailman/listinfo/users
