A validation to check that an attribute is non-empty (as determined by the PHP function empty()).

Located in /activerecord/lib/ActiveRecord/Validation.php (line 134)

ActiveRecord_Validation
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   --ActiveRecord_PresentValidation

mixed $attrNames (line 138)

List of attribute names to validate

• access: protected

mixed $msg (line 142)

Error message to use

• access: protected

Inherited Variables

Inherited from ActiveRecord_Validation

ActiveRecord_Validation::$condition
ActiveRecord_Validation::$type

Constructor __construct (line 152)

Constructor

• access: public

ActiveRecord_PresentValidation __construct (array $attrNames, [string $msg = false], [int $type = ActiveRecord_Validation::ON_SAVE], [string $condition = false])

• array $attrNames: An array of attribute names to validate
• string $msg: Error message to use
• int $type: The validation type (ON_SAVE, ON_CREATE, or ON_UPDATE)
• string $condition: Optional method to call for determining whether to run the validation or not

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Redefinition of:

ActiveRecord_Validation::__construct()

Constructor

validate (line 166)

Validate the object provided. If the object is invalid, it is the responsibility of this method to add any errors appropriate to the object's error collection.

• access: public

void validate (ActiveRecord_Base $obj)

• ActiveRecord_Base $obj: The object to validate

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Redefinition of:

ActiveRecord_Validation::validate()

Validate the object provided. If the object is invalid, it is the responsibility of this method to add any errors appropriate to the object's error collection.

Inherited Methods

Inherited From ActiveRecord_Validation

ActiveRecord_Validation::__construct()
ActiveRecord_Validation::should_validate()
ActiveRecord_Validation::validate()

Inherited Constants

Inherited from ActiveRecord_Validation

ActiveRecord_Validation::ON_CREATE
ActiveRecord_Validation::ON_SAVE
ActiveRecord_Validation::ON_UPDATE