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.IX Title "Mojolicious::Validator::Validation 3"
.TH Mojolicious::Validator::Validation 3 "2023-03-08" "perl v5.26.3" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH "NAME"
Mojolicious::Validator::Validation \- Perform validations
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
.Vb 2
\&  use Mojolicious::Validator;
\&  use Mojolicious::Validator::Validation;
\&
\&  my $validator = Mojolicious::Validator\->new;
\&  my $v = Mojolicious::Validator::Validation\->new(validator => $validator);
\&  $v\->input({foo => \*(Aqbar\*(Aq});
\&  $v\->required(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq)\->in(\*(Aqbar\*(Aq, \*(Aqbaz\*(Aq);
\&  say $v\->param(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
.Ve
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
Mojolicious::Validator::Validation performs Mojolicious::Validator validation checks.
.SH "ATTRIBUTES"
.IX Header "ATTRIBUTES"
Mojolicious::Validator::Validation implements the following attributes.
.SS "csrf_token"
.IX Subsection "csrf_token"
.Vb 2
\&  my $token = $v\->csrf_token;
\&  $v        = $v\->csrf_token(\*(Aqfa6a08...\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
\&\s-1CSRF\s0 token.
.SS "input"
.IX Subsection "input"
.Vb 2
\&  my $input = $v\->input;
\&  $v        = $v\->input({foo => \*(Aqbar\*(Aq, baz => [123, \*(Aqyada\*(Aq]});
.Ve
.PP
Data to be validated.
.SS "output"
.IX Subsection "output"
.Vb 2
\&  my $output = $v\->output;
\&  $v         = $v\->output({foo => \*(Aqbar\*(Aq, baz => [123, \*(Aqyada\*(Aq]});
.Ve
.PP
Validated data.
.SS "topic"
.IX Subsection "topic"
.Vb 2
\&  my $topic = $v\->topic;
\&  $v        = $v\->topic(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
Name of field currently being validated.
.SS "validator"
.IX Subsection "validator"
.Vb 2
\&  my $v = $v\->validator;
\&  $v    = $v\->validator(Mojolicious::Validator\->new);
.Ve
.PP
Mojolicious::Validator object this validation belongs to.
.SH "METHODS"
.IX Header "METHODS"
Mojolicious::Validator::Validation inherits all methods from Mojo::Base and implements the following new ones.
.SS "check"
.IX Subsection "check"
.Vb 1
\&  $v = $v\->check(\*(Aqsize\*(Aq, 2, 7);
.Ve
.PP
Perform validation check on all values of the current \*(L"topic\*(R", no more checks will be performed on them after the
first one failed. All checks from \*(L"\s-1CHECKS\*(R"\s0 in Mojolicious::Validator are supported.
.SS "csrf_protect"
.IX Subsection "csrf_protect"
.Vb 1
\&  $v = $v\->csrf_protect;
.Ve
.PP
Validate \f(CW\*(C`csrf_token\*(C'\fR and protect from cross-site request forgery.
.SS "error"
.IX Subsection "error"
.Vb 3
\&  my $err = $v\->error(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
\&  $v      = $v\->error(foo => [\*(Aqcustom_check\*(Aq]);
\&  $v      = $v\->error(foo => [$check, $result, @args]);
.Ve
.PP
Get or set details for failed validation check, at any given time there can only be one per field.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Details about failed validation
\&  my ($check, $result, @args) = @{$v\->error(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq)};
\&
\&  # Force validation to fail for a field without performing a check
\&  $v\->error(foo => [\*(Aqsome_made_up_check_name\*(Aq]);
.Ve
.SS "every_param"
.IX Subsection "every_param"
.Vb 2
\&  my $values = $v\->every_param;
\&  my $values = $v\->every_param(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
Similar to \*(L"param\*(R", but returns all values sharing the same name as an array reference.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Get first value
\&  my $first = $v\->every_param(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq)\->[0];
.Ve
.SS "failed"
.IX Subsection "failed"
.Vb 1
\&  my $names = $v\->failed;
.Ve
.PP
Return an array reference with all names for values that failed validation.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Names of all values that failed
\&  say for @{$v\->failed};
.Ve
.SS "has_data"
.IX Subsection "has_data"
.Vb 1
\&  my $bool = $v\->has_data;
.Ve
.PP
Check if \*(L"input\*(R" is available for validation.
.SS "has_error"
.IX Subsection "has_error"
.Vb 2
\&  my $bool = $v\->has_error;
\&  my $bool = $v\->has_error(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
Check if validation resulted in errors, defaults to checking all fields.
.SS "is_valid"
.IX Subsection "is_valid"
.Vb 2
\&  my $bool = $v\->is_valid;
\&  my $bool = $v\->is_valid(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
Check if validation was successful and field has a value, defaults to checking the current \*(L"topic\*(R".
.SS "optional"
.IX Subsection "optional"
.Vb 2
\&  $v = $v\->optional(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
\&  $v = $v\->optional(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq, @filters);
.Ve
.PP
Change validation \*(L"topic\*(R" and apply filters. All filters from \*(L"\s-1FILTERS\*(R"\s0 in Mojolicious::Validator are supported.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Trim value and check size
\&  $v\->optional(\*(Aquser\*(Aq, \*(Aqtrim\*(Aq)\->size(1, 15);
.Ve
.SS "param"
.IX Subsection "param"
.Vb 2
\&  my $value = $v\->param;
\&  my $value = $v\->param(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
.Ve
.PP
Access validated values, defaults to the current \*(L"topic\*(R". If there are multiple values sharing the same name, and
you want to access more than just the last one, you can use \*(L"every_param\*(R".
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Get value right away
\&  my $user = $v\->optional(\*(Aquser\*(Aq)\->size(1, 15)\->param;
.Ve
.SS "passed"
.IX Subsection "passed"
.Vb 1
\&  my $names = $v\->passed;
.Ve
.PP
Return an array reference with all names for values that passed validation.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Names of all values that passed
\&  say for @{$v\->passed};
.Ve
.SS "required"
.IX Subsection "required"
.Vb 2
\&  $v = $v\->required(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
\&  $v = $v\->required(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq, @filters);
.Ve
.PP
Change validation \*(L"topic\*(R", apply filters, and make sure a value is present. All filters from
\&\*(L"\s-1FILTERS\*(R"\s0 in Mojolicious::Validator are supported.
.PP
.Vb 2
\&  # Trim value and check size
\&  $v\->required(\*(Aquser\*(Aq, \*(Aqtrim\*(Aq)\->size(1, 15);
.Ve
.SH "CHECKS"
.IX Header "CHECKS"
In addition to the \*(L"\s-1ATTRIBUTES\*(R"\s0 and \*(L"\s-1METHODS\*(R"\s0 above, you can also call validation checks provided by
\&\*(L"validator\*(R" on Mojolicious::Validator::Validation objects, similar to \*(L"check\*(R".
.PP
.Vb 4
\&  # Call validation checks
\&  $v\->required(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq)\->size(2, 5)\->like(qr/^[A\-Z]/);
\&  $v\->optional(\*(Aqbar\*(Aq)\->equal_to(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq);
\&  $v\->optional(\*(Aqbaz\*(Aq)\->in(\*(Aqtest\*(Aq, \*(Aq123\*(Aq);
\&
\&  # Longer version
\&  $v\->required(\*(Aqfoo\*(Aq)\->check(\*(Aqsize\*(Aq, 2, 5)\->check(\*(Aqlike\*(Aq, qr/^[A\-Z]/);
.Ve
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IX Header "SEE ALSO"
Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, <https://mojolicious.org>.