Joomla! Documentation™

Description

Validation and filtering

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Syntax

check()

Returns

boolean True is satisfactory

Defined in

libraries/joomla/database/table/user.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.database.table.user' );

Source Body

function check()
{
        jimport('joomla.mail.helper');

        // Validate user information
        if (trim( $this->name ) == '') {
                $this->setError( JText::_( 'Please enter your name.' ) );
                return false;
        }

        if (trim( $this->username ) == '') {
                $this->setError( JText::_( 'Please enter a user name.') );
                return false;
        }

        if (preg_match( "#[<>\"'%;()&]#i", $this->username) || strlen(utf8_decode($this->username )) < 2) {
                $this->setError( JText::sprintf( 'VALID_AZ09', JText::_( 'Username' ), 2 ) );
                return false;
        }

        if ((trim($this->email) == "") || ! JMailHelper::isEmailAddress($this->email) ) {
                $this->setError( JText::_( 'WARNREG_MAIL' ) );
                return false;
        }

        if ($this->registerDate == null) {
                // Set the registration timestamp
                $now =& JFactory::getDate();
                $this->registerDate = $now->toMySQL();
        }


        // check for existing username
        $query = 'SELECT id'
        . ' FROM #__users '
        . ' WHERE username = ' . $this->_db->Quote($this->username)
        . ' AND id != '. (int) $this->id;
        ;
        $this->_db->setQuery( $query );
        $xid = intval( $this->_db->loadResult() );
        if ($xid && $xid != intval( $this->id )) {
                $this->setError(  JText::_('WARNREG_INUSE'));
                return false;
        }


        // check for existing email
        $query = 'SELECT id'
                . ' FROM #__users '
                . ' WHERE email = '. $this->_db->Quote($this->email)
                . ' AND id != '. (int) $this->id
                ;
        $this->_db->setQuery( $query );
        $xid = intval( $this->_db->loadResult() );
        if ($xid && $xid != intval( $this->id )) {
                $this->setError( JText::_( 'WARNREG_EMAIL_INUSE' ) );
                return false;
        }

        return true;
}

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