$form = new Zend_Form();
$mockDate = new Zend_Form_Element_Text('mock');
$mockDate->addValidator(???????);
$form->addElements(array($mockDate));
$result = $form->isValid();
if ($result) echo "YES!!!";
else echo "NO!!!";
Assumption that the element is in a date format. How do I determine that the date given is greater than or equal to today?
You can create a simple validator to do this:
class My_Validate_DateGreaterThanToday extends Zend_Validate_Abstract
{
const DATE_INVALID = 'dateInvalid';
protected $_messageTemplates = array(
self::DATE_INVALID => "'%value%' is not greater than or equal today"
);
public function isValid($value)
{
$this->_setValue($value);
$today = date('Y-m-d');
// expecting $value to be YYYY-MM-DD
if ($value < $today) {
$this->_error(self::DATE_INVALID);
return false;
}
return true;
}
}
And add it to the element:
$mockDate->addValidator(new My_Validate_DateGreaterThanToday());
You probably want to check the date with Zend_Date
for localization of dates and further benefits.
For creating custom validates, take a look at writing validators from Zend´s manual.
The question is rather old. In the current version of ZF2 it is not necessary to write new validators. Simply add a filter / validator like this:
public function getInputFilter()
{
if(!$this->inputFilter){
$inputFilter = new InputFilter();
$inputFilter->add(array(
'name' => 'mock',
'validators' => array(
array('name' => 'Date'),
array(
'name' => 'GreaterThan',
'options' => array(
'min' => date('Y-m-d'),
),
),
),
));
$this->inputFilter = $inputFilter;
}
return $this->inputFilter;
}
And it does the job. There is also an option called 'inclusive' which if set to 'true' (in the 'options' of GreaterThan), will allow 'today' to be a valid date
class My_Validate_DateGreaterThanToday extends Zend_Validate_Abstract
{
const DATE_INVALID = 'dateInvalid';
protected $_messageTemplates = array(
self::DATE_INVALID => "'%value%' is not greater than today"
);
public function isValid($value) {
$this->_setValue($value);
$date = new Zend_Date($value);
$date->addDay(1);
$now = new Zend_Date();
// expecting $value to be YYYY-MM-DD
if ($now->isLater($date)) {
$this->_error(self::DATE_INVALID);
return false;
}
return true;
}
}
that's better because uses standardized Zend_Date methods to check dates, the other awsner user a string comparison that can evaluate to impredictable values...