My callback function from validation rules isn’t being called. The other validation rules for that field ARE being called
$rules[‘login_name’] = “required|max_length[12]|alpha_dash|callback__check_login_name”;
function _check_login_name($login_name) {
echo "here"; // DOESNT WORK
}
So in the above line, required, max_length, alpha_dash are being called, but the callback isn't. Thanks!
It could be that the method is somehow not readable out of scope. Does it work when you simply call _check_login_name manually (from outside of the class)? If that is not the issue, then have you tried placing echo's in the system folder's Form_validation.php? Place a series in after line 581. After that, more code will be needed in order to give more help.
For testing, try this instead of the echo:
function _check_login_name($login_name) {
$this->form_validation->set_message('_check_login_name', 'The callback was called.');
return FALSE;
}
Per the callbacks entry in the CI manual: "If your callback returns anything other than a boolean TRUE/FALSE it is assumed that the data is your newly processed form data."
I have a feeling that you're using the old validation class. Try the new Form Validation Class. I think there was a bug with that in the old one.
