API16:JFormRuleRules/test

Description

Method to test if two values are equal. To use this rule, the form XML needs a validate attribute of equals and a field attribute that is equal to the field to test against.

Syntax

test(&$field, &$values)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
&$field		$field A reference to the form field.
&$values		$values The values to test for validiaty.

Returns

mixed on invalid rule, true if the value is valid, false otherwise.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/form/rules/rules.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.form.rules.rules' );

Source Body

public function test(&$field, &$values)
{
        $name = (string)$field->attributes()->name;

        // TODO: probably should check to see if the action is even available for this field.
//              $values[$name];

        return true;
}

Examples

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