FilterValidator

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class	`yii\validators\FilterValidator`
Extends	`Validator` » `yii\base\Component` » `yii\base\BaseObject`
Implements	`yii\base\Configurable`
Since	2.0
Source	`framework/validators/FilterValidator.php`

FilterValidator converts the attribute value according to a filter.

FilterValidator is actually not a validator but a data processor. It invokes the specified filter callback to process the attribute value and save the processed value back to the attribute. The filter must be a valid PHP callback with the following signature:

function foo($value) {
    // compute $newValue here
    return $newValue;
}

Many PHP functions qualify this signature (e.g. trim()). If the callback function requires non-null argument (important since PHP 8.1) remember to set $skipOnEmpty to true otherwise you may trigger an error.

To specify the filter, set $filter property to be the callback.

Properties

Property	Type	Description	Defined by
`$attributeNames` read-only	`array`	Attribute names.	`Validator`
`$attributes`	`array\|string`	Attributes to be validated by this validator. Default: `[]`.	`Validator`
`$behaviors` read-only	`array<yii\base\Behavior<static>>`	List of behaviors attached to this component.	`yii\base\Component`
`$builtInValidators` static	`array`	List of built-in validators (name => class or configuration) Default: ['boolean' => 'yii\validators\BooleanValidator', 'captcha' => 'yii\captcha\CaptchaValidator', 'compare' => 'yii\validators\CompareValidator', 'date' => 'yii\validators\DateValidator', 'datetime' => ['class' => 'yii\validators\DateValidator', 'type' => \yii\validators\DateValidator::TYPE_DATETIME], 'time' => ['class' => 'yii\validators\DateValidator', 'type' => \yii\validators\DateValidator::TYPE_TIME], 'default' => 'yii\validators\DefaultValueValidator', 'double' => 'yii\validators\NumberValidator', 'each' => 'yii\validators\EachValidator', 'email' => 'yii\validators\EmailValidator', 'exist' => 'yii\validators\ExistValidator', 'file' => 'yii\validators\FileValidator', 'filter' => 'yii\validators\FilterValidator', 'image' => 'yii\validators\ImageValidator', 'in' => 'yii\validators\RangeValidator', 'integer' => ['class' => 'yii\validators\NumberValidator', 'integerOnly' => true], 'match' => 'yii\validators\RegularExpressionValidator', 'number' => 'yii\validators\NumberValidator', 'required' => 'yii\validators\RequiredValidator', 'safe' => 'yii\validators\SafeValidator', 'string' => 'yii\validators\StringValidator', 'trim' => ['class' => 'yii\validators\TrimValidator', 'skipOnArray' => true], 'unique' => 'yii\validators\UniqueValidator', 'url' => 'yii\validators\UrlValidator', 'ip' => 'yii\validators\IpValidator'].	`Validator`
`$clientScript`	`array\|yii\validators\client\ClientValidatorScriptInterface\|null`	Client script strategy used to register client-side filtering behaviour. Default: `null`.	`FilterValidator`
`$enableClientValidation`	`bool`	Whether to enable client-side validation for this validator. Default: `true`.	`Validator`
`$except`	`array\|string`	Scenarios that the validator should not be applied to. Default: `[]`.	`Validator`
`$filter`	`callable`	The filter. Default: `null`.	`FilterValidator`
`$isEmpty`	`callable\|null`	A PHP callable that replaces the default implementation of `isEmpty()`. Default: `null`.	`Validator`
`$message`	`string\|null`	The user-defined error message. Default: `null`.	`Validator`
`$on`	`array\|string`	Scenarios that the validator can be applied to. Default: `[]`.	`Validator`
`$skipOnArray`	`bool`	Whether the filter should be skipped if an array input is given. Default: `false`.	`FilterValidator`
`$skipOnEmpty`	`bool`	This property is overwritten to be false so that this validator will be applied when the value being validated is empty. Default: `false`.	`FilterValidator`
`$skipOnError`	`bool`	Whether this validation rule should be skipped if the attribute being validated already has some validation error according to some previous rules. Default: `true`.	`Validator`
`$validationAttributes` read-only	`array\|null`	List of attribute names.	`Validator`
`$when`	`callable\|null`	A PHP callable whose return value determines whether this validator should be applied. Default: `null`.	`Validator`
`$whenClient`	`string\|null`	A JavaScript function name whose return value determines whether this validator should be applied on the client-side. Default: `null`.	`Validator`

Methods

Method	Description	Defined by
`__construct()`	Constructor.	`yii\base\BaseObject`
`__call()`	Calls the named method which is not a class method.	`yii\base\Component`
`__clone()`	This method is called after the object is created by cloning an existing one.	`yii\base\Component`
`__get()`	Returns the value of a component property.	`yii\base\Component`
`__isset()`	Checks if a property is set, i.e. defined and not null.	`yii\base\Component`
`__set()`	Sets the value of a component property.	`yii\base\Component`
`__unset()`	Sets a component property to be null.	`yii\base\Component`
`addError()`	Adds an error about the specified attribute to the model object.	`Validator`
`attachBehavior()`	Attaches a behavior to this component.	`yii\base\Component`
`attachBehaviors()`	Attaches a list of behaviors to the component.	`yii\base\Component`
`behaviors()`	Returns a list of behaviors that this component should behave as.	`yii\base\Component`
`canGetProperty()`	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be read.	`yii\base\Component`
`canSetProperty()`	Returns a value indicating whether a property can be set.	`yii\base\Component`
`className()` static	Returns the fully qualified name of this class.	`yii\base\BaseObject`
`clientValidateAttribute()`	Returns the JavaScript needed for performing client-side validation.	`FilterValidator`
`createValidator()` static	Creates a validator object.	`Validator`
`detachBehavior()`	Detaches a behavior from the component.	`yii\base\Component`
`detachBehaviors()`	Detaches all behaviors from the component.	`yii\base\Component`
`ensureBehaviors()`	Makes sure that the behaviors declared in `behaviors()` are attached to this component.	`yii\base\Component`
`getAttributeNames()`	Returns cleaned attribute names without the `!` character at the beginning.	`Validator`
`getBehavior()`	Returns the named behavior object.	`yii\base\Component`
`getBehaviors()`	Returns all behaviors attached to this component.	`yii\base\Component`
`getClientOptions()`	Returns the client-side validation options.	`FilterValidator`
`getFormattedClientMessage()`	Returns the formatted validation message for client-side validation.	`Validator`
`getValidationAttributes()`	Returns a list of attributes this validator applies to.	`Validator`
`hasEventHandlers()`	Returns a value indicating whether there is any handler attached to the named event.	`yii\base\Component`
`hasMethod()`	Returns a value indicating whether a method is defined.	`yii\base\Component`
`hasProperty()`	Returns a value indicating whether a property is defined for this component.	`yii\base\Component`
`init()`	Initializes the object.	`FilterValidator`
`isActive()`	Returns a value indicating whether the validator is active for the given scenario and attribute.	`Validator`
`isEmpty()`	Checks if the given value is empty.	`Validator`
`off()`	Detaches an existing event handler from this component.	`yii\base\Component`
`on()`	Attaches an event handler to an event.	`yii\base\Component`
`trigger()`	Triggers an event.	`yii\base\Component`
`validate()`	Validates a given value.	`Validator`
`validateAttribute()`	Validates a single attribute.	`FilterValidator`
`validateAttributes()`	Validates the specified object.	`Validator`
`formatMessage()` protected	Formats a mesage using the I18N, or simple strtr if `\Yii::$app` is not available.	`Validator`
`validateValue()` protected	Validates a value.	`Validator`

Property details

$clientScript

public array|yii\validators\client\ClientValidatorScriptInterface|null $clientScript = null

Client script strategy used to register client-side filtering behaviour.

When null, client-side filtering is disabled and clientValidateAttribute() returns null; the server-side filter still runs through validateAttribute().

Assign an instance of a class implementing ClientValidatorScriptInterface (typically provided by yiisoft/yii2-jquery via DI) to enable client-side execution of the filter (for example, the trim filter).

$filter

public callable $filter = null

The filter.

This can be a global function name, anonymous function, etc. The function signature must be as follows,

function foo($value) {
    // compute $newValue here
    return $newValue;
}

$skipOnArray

public bool $skipOnArray = false

Whether the filter should be skipped if an array input is given.

If true and an array input is given, the filter will not be applied.

Method details

clientValidateAttribute()

public function clientValidateAttribute(mixed $model, mixed $attribute, mixed $view): string|null

Returns the JavaScript needed for performing client-side validation.

Calls getClientOptions() to generate options array for client-side validation.

You may override this method to return the JavaScript validation code if the validator can support client-side validation.

The following JavaScript variables are predefined and can be used in the validation code:

attribute: an object describing the the attribute being validated.
value: the value being validated.
messages: an array used to hold the validation error messages for the attribute.
deferred: an array used to hold deferred objects for asynchronous validation
$form: a jQuery object containing the form element

The attribute object contains the following properties:

id: a unique ID identifying the attribute (e.g. “loginform-username”) in the form
name: attribute name or expression (e.g. “[0]content” for tabular input)
container: the jQuery selector of the container of the input field
input: the jQuery selector of the input field under the context of the form
error: the jQuery selector of the error tag under the context of the container
status: status of the input field, 0: empty, not entered before, 1: validated, 2: pending validation, 3: validating

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`$model`	`mixed`	The data model being validated
`$attribute`	`mixed`	The name of the attribute to be validated.
`$view`	`mixed`	The view object that is going to be used to render views or view files containing a model form with this validator applied.

Returns

string|null: The client-side validation script. Null if the validator does not support client-side validation.

getClientOptions()

public function getClientOptions(mixed $model, mixed $attribute): array

Returns the client-side validation options.

This method is usually called from clientValidateAttribute(). You may override this method to modify options that will be passed to the client-side validation.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`$model`	`mixed`	The model being validated
`$attribute`	`mixed`	The attribute name being validated

Returns

array: The client-side validation options

Since

2.0.11

init()

public function init(): mixed

Initializes the object.

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

Returns

mixed

validateAttribute()

public function validateAttribute(mixed $model, mixed $attribute): mixed

Validates a single attribute.

Child classes must implement this method to provide the actual validation logic.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`$model`	`mixed`	The data model to be validated
`$attribute`	`mixed`	The name of the attribute to be validated.

Returns

mixed