Validation::length

Check character length

Description

public boolean Validation::length( string $name, mixed $value, numeric $length, [ mixed $code = '' ] )

Arguments

Name	Data type	Default	Remarks
$name	string		Item label
$value	mixed		Check field value
$length	numeric		Specific length value
$code	mixed	""	Error code or Error message

Example

Controller

$validation = $this->getClass('Validation');

// If $value is equal with specific length
$successName = 'Success Field';
$successVar  = 'foo';
$length      = 3;
$validation->length('success', $successVar, $length, array('@length', $successName, $length));

var_dump($validation->isError()); // -> false
var_dump($validation->getErrorMessage()); // -> null

// If $value is not equal with specific length
$failedName = 'Failed Field';
$failedVar  = 'failed';
$length     = 3;
$validation->length('failed', $failedVarm, $length, array('@length', $failedName, $length));

var_dump($validation->isError()); // -> true
var_dump($validation->getErrorMessage());
// -> "failed" => ''