CakePHP Validation

[244863]

VIEW:

<div class="column span-24">
    <div class="box">
        <?php
            echo $this->html->tag('h2', $title_for_layout);
            echo $this->form->create('Job', array('action' => 'add'));

            echo $this->form->inputs(array(
                'description' => array(
                    'class' => 'span-22'
                )
            ));
            
            echo $this->element('standard-form-buttons');
        ?>
    </div>
</div>
 

 

CONTROLLER:

 

 public function add() {
        $this->set('title_for_layout', __('Create new Job', true));
        if ($this->request->is('post')) {
            $this->request->data['Job']['created_by'] = $this->Auth->user('id');
            unset($this->request->data['Job']['asset_category_id']);
            $this->Job->set($this->request->data);
            if ($this->Job->validates()) {
                $this->Job->create();
                if ($this->Job->save($this->request->data, array($params = array('validate' => 'first')))) {
                    $this->Session->setFlash('The job has been saved');
                    $this->redirect(array('controller' => 'jobs', 'action' => 'index'));
                } else {
                    $this->Session->setFlash('The job could not be saved. Please, try again.');
                }
            }else{
                $errors = $this->ModelName->invalidFields();
            }
        }
}
 

 

 

MODEL:

<?php
class Job extends AppModel {
    public $validate = array(
        'Job.description' => array(
            'notEmpty' => array(
                'rule' => 'notEmpty',
                'message' => 'The descripton must be completed.'
            )
        )
    );
}
?>
 

 

 

IT won't show the validation errors on the form when I hit save??? any ideas what I am doing wrong?

[Jessica]

In your model, try changing 'Job.description' => array( to 'description' => array(

[244863]

Tried that both ways.

 

It just says the standard (Please fill out this field) from the DB as it is a required field and not the validation I stipulated below for minLength???

 

 

 public $validate = array(
        'description' => array(
            'rule'    => array('minLength', ,
            'message' => 'The descripton must be completed.'
        )
    );
 

[Jessica]

That's a different problem than the first post, and different code. It helps if you actually explain the problem.

 

It looks fine, according to the manual.

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/data-validation.html

 

What happens when you enter a string that is less than 8 long?

 

Don't forget to read the section on multiple rules.

http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/models/data-validation.html#multiple-rules-per-field

Edited March 20, 2013 by Jessica

[244863]

I was using $this->Model->Validates() and $this->Model->Save() which validates as well.

 

When I removed the Validates() and left just the save() everything works.

 

Serves me right for trying to validate twice.

 

thanks.