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ArrayValidator ​

Type
Class
Namespace
craft\validators
Inherits
craft\validators\ArrayValidator » yii\validators\Validator » yii\base\Component » yii\base\BaseObject
Implements
yii\base\Configurable
Since
3.0.0

Class ArrayValidator.

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Public Properties ​

PropertyDescription
attributeNamesarray – Attribute names.
attributesarray, string – Attributes to be validated by this validator.
behaviorsyii\base\Behavior – List of behaviors attached to this component.
builtInValidatorsarray – List of built-in validators (name => class or configuration)
countinteger, array, null – Specifies the count limit of the value to be validated.
enableClientValidationboolean – Whether to enable client-side validation for this validator.
exceptarray, string – Scenarios that the validator should not be applied to.
isEmptycallable, null – A PHP callable that replaces the default implementation of isEmpty().
maxinteger, null – Maximum count.
messagestring, null – The user-defined error message.
mininteger, null – Minimum count.
notEqualstring, null – User-defined error message used when the count of the value is not equal to count.
onarray, string – Scenarios that the validator can be applied to.
skipOnEmptyboolean – Whether this validation rule should be skipped if the attribute value is null or an empty string.
skipOnErrorboolean – Whether this validation rule should be skipped if the attribute being validated already has some validation error according to some previous rules.
tooFewstring, null – User-defined error message used when the count of the value is smaller than min.
tooManystring, null – User-defined error message used when the count of the value is greater than max.
validationAttributesarray, null – List of attribute names.
whencallable, null – A PHP callable whose return value determines whether this validator should be applied.
whenClientstring, null – A JavaScript function name whose return value determines whether this validator should be applied on the client-side.

count ​

Type
integer, array, null
Default value
null

Specifies the count limit of the value to be validated.

See also:

  • tooFew – for the customized message for a too short array
  • tooMany – for the customized message for a too long array
  • notEqual – for the customized message for an array that does not match desired count

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max ​

Type
integer, null
Default value
null

Maximum count. If not set, it means no maximum count limit.

See also tooMany – for the customized message for a too long array

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min ​

Type
integer, null
Default value
null

Minimum count. If not set, it means no minimum count limit.

See also tooFew – for the customized message for a too short array

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notEqual ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

User-defined error message used when the count of the value is not equal to count.

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tooFew ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

User-defined error message used when the count of the value is smaller than min.

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tooMany ​

Type
string, null
Default value
null

User-defined error message used when the count of the value is greater than max.

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Public Methods ​

MethodDescription
__call()Calls the named method which is not a class method.
__clone()This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.
__construct()Constructor.
__get()Returns the value of a component property.
__isset()Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.
__set()Sets the value of a component property.
__unset()Sets a component property to be null.
addError()Adds an error about the specified attribute to the model object.
attachBehavior()Attaches a behavior to this component.
attachBehaviors()Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.
behaviors()Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.
canGetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.
canSetProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.
className()Returns the fully qualified name of this class.
clientValidateAttribute()Returns the JavaScript needed for performing client-side validation.
createValidator()Creates a validator object.
detachBehavior()Detaches a behavior from the component.
detachBehaviors()Detaches all behaviors from the component.
ensureBehaviors()Makes sure that the behaviors declared in behaviors() are attached to this component.
getAttributeNames()Returns cleaned attribute names without the ! character at the beginning.
getBehavior()Returns the named behavior object.
getBehaviors()Returns all behaviors attached to this component.
getClientOptions()Returns the client-side validation options.
getValidationAttributes()Returns a list of attributes this validator applies to.
hasEventHandlers()Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.
hasMethod()Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.
hasProperty()Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.
init()Initializes the object.
isActive()Returns a value indicating whether the validator is active for the given scenario and attribute.
isEmpty()Checks if the given value is empty.
off()Detaches an existing event handler from this component.
on()Attaches an event handler to an event.
trigger()Triggers an event.
validate()Validates a given value.
validateAttribute()Validates a single attribute.
validateAttributes()Validates the specified object.

init() ​

Initializes the object.

This method is invoked at the end of the constructor after the object is initialized with the given configuration.

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Protected Methods ​

MethodDescription
formatMessage()Formats a mesage using the I18N, or simple strtr if \Yii::$app is not available.
validateValue()Validates a value.

validateValue() ​

Validates a value.

A validator class can implement this method to support data validation out of the context of a data model.

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Arguments ​

  • $value (mixed) – The data value to be validated.

Returns ​

array, null – The error message and the array of parameters to be inserted into the error message.

php
if (!$valid) {
return [$this->message, [
'param1' => $this->param1,
'formattedLimit' => Yii::$app->formatter->asShortSize($this->getSizeLimit()),
'mimeTypes' => implode(', ', $this->mimeTypes),
'param4' => 'etc...',
]];
}

#### Throws

- [yii\base\NotSupportedException](https://www.yiiframework.com/doc/api/2.0/yii-base-notsupportedexception)\
  if the validator does not supporting data validation without a model