More validation rules

add('label', 'label_alphabet', 'alphabet', 'Alphabet:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'alphabet'); // set rules $obj->set_rule(array( // error messages will be sent to a variable called "error", usable in custom templates 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'alphabet' => array('', 'error', 'Accepts only characters from the alphabet (case-insensitive a to z)') )); // attach a note $form->add('note', 'note_alphabet', 'alphabet', 'Accepts only characters from the alphabet (case-insensitive a to z)'); // "alphanumeric" $form->add('label', 'label_alphanumeric', 'alphanumeric', 'Alphanumeric:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'alphanumeric'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'alphanumeric' => array('', 'error', 'Accepts only characters from the alphabet (case-insensitive a to z) and digits (0 to 9)') )); $form->add('note', 'note_alphanumeric', 'alphanumeric', 'Accepts only characters from the alphabet (case-insensitive a to z) and digits (0 to 9)'); // "digits" $form->add('label', 'label_digits', 'digits', 'Digits:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'digits'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'digits' => array('', 'error', 'Accepts only digits (0 to 9)') )); $form->add('note', 'note_digits', 'digits', 'Accepts only digits (0 to 9)'); // "float" $form->add('label', 'label_float', 'float', 'Float:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'float'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'float' => array('', 'error', 'Accepts only digits (0 to 9) and/or one dot (but not as the very first character) and/or one minus sign (but only if it is the very first character)') )); $form->add('note', 'note_float', 'float', 'Accepts only digits (0 to 9) and/or one dot (but not as the very first character) and/or one minus sign (but only if it is the very first character)'); // "length" $form->add('label', 'label_length', 'length', 'Length:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'length'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'length' => array(6, 12, 'error', 'Must contain between 6 and 12 characters!') )); $form->add('note', 'note_length', 'length', 'Must contain between 6 and 12 characters'); // "number" $form->add('label', 'label_number', 'number', 'Number:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'number'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'number' => array('', 'error', 'Accepts only digits (0 to 9) and/or one minus sign (but only if it is the very first character)') )); $form->add('note', 'note_number', 'number', 'Accepts only digits (0 to 9) and/or one minus sign (but only if it is the very first character)'); // "regular expression" $form->add('label', 'label_regexp', 'regexp', 'Regular expression:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'regexp'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), 'regexp' => array('^07[0-9]{8}$', 'error', 'Validates only if the value matches the following regular expression: ^07[0-9]{8}$') )); $form->add('note', 'note_regexp', 'regexp', 'Validates if the value satisfies the following regular expression: ^07[0-9]{8}$'); // "change case" $form->add('label', 'label_case', 'case', 'Change case:'); $obj = $form->add('text', 'case'); $obj->set_rule(array( 'required' => array('error', 'This field is required!'), )); // force all characters to be upper-case $obj->change_case('upper'); $form->add('note', 'note_case', 'case', 'All entered characters will be upper-case'); // "submit" $form->add('submit', 'btnsubmit', 'Submit'); // if the form is valid if ($form->validate()) { // show results show_results(); // otherwise } else // generate output using a custom template $form->render(); ?>