CakePHP validation not working

Question

Iam new in cakephp ,I need to validate a form.

This is the code: Controller:

Answer 1

Try this:

if ($this->Task->validates()) {
            // it validated logic
            //echo "ttt";
} else {

     $this->validateErrors($this->Task);
     $this->render();
}

Answer 2

one thing i noticed in your code that you are writing in your model

public var $validate=array();

instead try

public $validate= array() or var $validate=array();

Validation should work after words. Thanks :)

Answer 3

CakePHP is designed to automatically validate model and display validation errors. Auto validation runs on model save. In your case:

$this->Task->save($this->request->data);

above will trigger validation. There is no need to run: $this->Task->validates() - If you do so, you also have to take care of displaying validation error by your own. So I think you simply should try:

<?php
class TasksController extends AppController {
  var $name = 'Tasks';
  var $helpers = array('Html','Form','Session');

  function add_task()
  {

    if ($this->request->is('post')) {
      // If the form data can be validated and saved...
      if ($this->Task->save($this->request->data)) {
         //saved and validated
      }
    }
  }
}
?>