Validation of Models and Forms

You can implement the validations just in the model, in both cases they will be executed binding the data got from the request or directly binding the data to the model.

<?php

use Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Validator\InclusionIn,
    Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Validator\Uniqueness;

class Robots extends \Phalcon\Mvc\Model
{

    public $id;

    public $name;

    public $type;

    public function validation()
    {

        $this->validate(new InclusionIn(
            array(
                "field"  => "type",
                "domain" => array("Mechanical", "Virtual")
            )
        ));

        $this->validate(new Uniqueness(
            array(
                "field"   => "name",
                "message" => "The robot name must be unique"
            )
        ));

        return $this->validationHasFailed() != true;
    }

}

Directly assign values to model:

$robot = new Robots();
$robot->name = 'Voltron';
$robot->type = 'Mechanical';
$robot->save(); // validation is performed here
var_dump($robot->getMessages()); // get messages

Binding data from the form:

$robot = new Robots();
$form->bind($this->request->getPost(), $robot);

$robot->save(); // validation is performed here
var_dump($robot->getMessages()); // get messages

Hi everyone!

I have very similar problem. I have validation implemented inside a model. Let's say that a user have submitted a form with some fields incorrect. So I want to show him the form again with his values and error messages.

The problem is that I want to display the field's error/validation messages directly below the field and add some error-class as well to highlight the incorrect fields . I don't know how to achive it. How to inform a form about field messages?

Can you help me? Thank you!