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FormValidation extends CI_Form_validation
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AbstractYes

Extended form validation class.

Provides additional validation rules beyond CodeIgniter's built-in form validation. Includes validation for datetime, hostname, IP address, email, file paths, etc.

Usage:

$this->form_validation
  ->set_data(['email' => 'user@example.com', 'port' => '8080'])
  ->set_rules('email', 'Email', 'required|email')
  ->set_rules('port', 'Port', 'required|port');

Table of Contents

Methods

__construct()  : mixed
Initialize form validation.
datetime()  : bool
Validate datetime format.
email()  : bool
Validate email address format.
hostname()  : bool
Validate hostname format.
hostname_or_ipaddress()  : bool
Validate hostname or IP address format.
ipaddress()  : bool
Validate IP address format.
ipaddress_or_cidr()  : bool
Validate IP address or CIDR notation format.
is_path()  : bool
Validate file or directory path format.
port()  : bool
Validate port number (1-65535).
unix_username()  : bool
Validate UNIX username format.

Methods

__construct()

Initialize form validation.

public __construct([array<string|int, mixed> $rules = [] ]) : mixed
Parameters
$rules : array<string|int, mixed> = []

Initial validation rules. Default is empty array.

datetime()

Validate datetime format.

public datetime(string $value, string $format) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

$format : string

Expected date format (PHP date format string).

Tags
example 
$this->form_validation
  ->set_data(['datetime' => '2021-02-03 17:46:00'])
  ->set_rules('datetime', 'datetime', 'required|datetime[Y-m-d H:i:s]');
Return values
bool —

True if valid, false otherwise.

hostname()

Validate hostname format.

public hostname(string $value) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

Return values
bool —

True if valid hostname, false otherwise.

hostname_or_ipaddress()

Validate hostname or IP address format.

public hostname_or_ipaddress(string $value) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

Return values
bool —

True if valid hostname or IP address, false otherwise.

ipaddress()

Validate IP address format.

public ipaddress(string $value) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

Return values
bool —

True if valid IP address, false otherwise.

ipaddress_or_cidr()

Validate IP address or CIDR notation format.

public ipaddress_or_cidr(string $value) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

Return values
bool —

True if valid IP address or CIDR, false otherwise.

is_path()

Validate file or directory path format.

public is_path(string $value[, mixed $denyLeadingSlash = false ]) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

$denyLeadingSlash : mixed = false

Deny leading slashes if true. Default is false.

Return values
bool —

True if valid path, false otherwise.

port()

Validate port number (1-65535).

public port(string $value) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

Return values
bool —

True if valid port number, false otherwise.

unix_username()

Validate UNIX username format.

public unix_username(string $value) : bool
Parameters
$value : string

Input value to validate.

Return values
bool —

True if valid UNIX username, false otherwise.


        

        
    




    

    

                                

                

                                
    

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