Codeigniter callback validation problems

Question

I want to create a callback function that is used during validation to check if the username / email address is already in the database... problem is I just cant seem to get it working

So this is the callback function:

function callback_username_available($username)
{
    if($this->user_model->username_available($username))
    {
        return TRUE;
    }
    else
    {
        $this->form_validation->set_message('username_available', 'ERROR');
        return FALSE;
    }
}

And this is the validation logic :

// setup form validation rules
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'username', 'callback_username_available');

if($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
{
    // validation errors
}
else
{
    // no validation errors
}

I have been at this for hours and have no idea what i'm doing wrong... both functions are in the same controller and all other standard validation rules work just fine.

Even when i set the callback function to just return FALSE, it still validates the username.

Any ideas guys... its driving me up the wall at the moment :S

Ross · Accepted Answer · 2010-10-09 08:53:04Z

5

to invoke a callback in CI you don't need to name the function " callback_ my_function" - this it would appear is automatically appended.

this should work:

function username_available($username)
{
    if($this->user_model->username_available($username))
    {
        return TRUE;
    }
    else
    {
        $this->form_validation->set_message('username_available', 'ERROR');
        return FALSE;
    }
}

// set the rule
    $this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'Username', 'callback_username_available');

// lets do this ~

if ($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
{
    $this->load->view('myform');
}
else
{
$this->load->view('formsuccess');
}

to clarify by calling your function "callback_username_available", CI is attempting to find

callback_callback_username_available() which of course doesn't exist.

answered Oct 9, 2010 at 8:53

Ross

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Gaurav Chaurasiya · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-15 11:05:26Z

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// setup form validation rules
$this->load->library('form_validation');
$this->form_validation->set_rules('username', 'username', 'callback_callback_username_available');

if($this->form_validation->run() == FALSE)
{
    // validation errors
}
else
{
    // no validation errors
}

answered Nov 15, 2017 at 11:05

Gaurav Chaurasiya

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Gaurav Chaurasiya Over a year ago

callback_ is method to call the validation or function to validation .the you have to start with callback_ and your function like callback_callback_username_available

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