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CCompareValidator

Package	system.validators
Inheritance	class CCompareValidator » CValidator » CComponent
Since	1.0
Version	$Id: CCompareValidator.php 1678 2010-01-07 21:02:00Z qiang.xue $

CCompareValidator compares the specified attribute value with another value and validates if they are equal.

The value being compared with can be another attribute value (specified via compareAttribute) or a constant (specified via compareValue. When both are specified, the latter takes precedence. If neither is specified, the attribute will be compared with another attribute whose name is by appending "_repeat" to the source attribute name.

The comparison can be either strict or not.

Starting from version 1.0.8, CCompareValidator supports different comparison operators. Previously, it only compares to see if two values are equal or not.

Public Properties

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Property	Type	Description	Defined By
allowEmpty	boolean	whether the attribute value can be null or empty.	CCompareValidator
attributes	array	list of attributes to be validated.	CValidator
builtInValidators	array	list of built-in validators (name=>class)	CValidator
compareAttribute	string	the name of the attribute to be compared with	CCompareValidator
compareValue	string	the constant value to be compared with	CCompareValidator
message	string	the user-defined error message.	CValidator
on	array	list of scenarios that the validator should be applied.	CValidator
operator	string	the operator for comparison.	CCompareValidator
safe	boolean	whether attributes listed with this validator should be considered safe for massive assignment.	CValidator
skipOnError	boolean	whether this validation rule should be skipped if when there is already a validation error for the current attribute.	CValidator
strict	boolean	whether the comparison is strict (both value and type must be the same.	CCompareValidator

Public Methods

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Method	Description	Defined By
__call()	Calls the named method which is not a class method.	CComponent
__get()	Returns a property value, an event handler list or a behavior based on its name.	CComponent
__isset()	Checks if a property value is null.	CComponent
__set()	Sets value of a component property.	CComponent
__unset()	Sets a component property to be null.	CComponent
applyTo()	Returns a value indicating whether the validator applies to the specified scenario.	CValidator
asa()	Returns the named behavior object.	CComponent
attachBehavior()	Attaches a behavior to this component.	CComponent
attachBehaviors()	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.	CComponent
attachEventHandler()	Attaches an event handler to an event.	CComponent
canGetProperty()	Determines whether a property can be read.	CComponent
canSetProperty()	Determines whether a property can be set.	CComponent
createValidator()	Creates a validator object.	CValidator
detachBehavior()	Detaches a behavior from the component.	CComponent
detachBehaviors()	Detaches all behaviors from the component.	CComponent
detachEventHandler()	Detaches an existing event handler.	CComponent
disableBehavior()	Disables an attached behavior.	CComponent
disableBehaviors()	Disables all behaviors attached to this component.	CComponent
enableBehavior()	Enables an attached behavior.	CComponent
enableBehaviors()	Enables all behaviors attached to this component.	CComponent
evaluateExpression()	Evaluates a PHP expression or callback under the context of this component.	CComponent
getEventHandlers()	Returns the list of attached event handlers for an event.	CComponent
hasEvent()	Determines whether an event is defined.	CComponent
hasEventHandler()	Checks whether the named event has attached handlers.	CComponent
hasProperty()	Determines whether a property is defined.	CComponent
raiseEvent()	Raises an event.	CComponent
validate()	Validates the specified object.	CValidator

Protected Methods

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Method	Description	Defined By
addError()	Adds an error about the specified attribute to the active record.	CValidator
isEmpty()	Checks if the given value is empty.	CValidator
validateAttribute()	Validates the attribute of the object.	CCompareValidator

Property Details

allowEmpty property

public boolean $allowEmpty;

whether the attribute value can be null or empty. Defaults to false. If this is true, it means the attribute is considered valid when it is empty.

compareAttribute property

public string $compareAttribute;

the name of the attribute to be compared with

compareValue property

public string $compareValue;

the constant value to be compared with

operator property (available since v1.0.8)

public string $operator;

the operator for comparison. Defaults to '='. The followings are valid operators:

'=' or '==': validates to see if the two values are equal. If strict is true, the comparison will be done in strict mode (i.e. checking value type as well).
'!=': validates to see if the two values are NOT equal. If strict is true, the comparison will be done in strict mode (i.e. checking value type as well).
'>': validates to see if the value being validated is greater than the value being compared with.
'>=': validates to see if the value being validated is greater than or equal to the value being compared with.
'<': validates to see if the value being validated is less than the value being compared with.
'<=': validates to see if the value being validated is less than or equal to the value being compared with.

strict property

public boolean $strict;

whether the comparison is strict (both value and type must be the same.) Defaults to false.

Method Details

validateAttribute() method

protected void validateAttribute(CModel $object, string $attribute)
$object	CModel	the object being validated
$attribute	string	the attribute being validated

Validates the attribute of the object. If there is any error, the error message is added to the object.