Re: Validate HABTM Multiple

"but I never get any validation errors for the HABTM model "

what does $this->Post->saveAll() return?
boolean or array?

pr() it pretty quick - I had similar issues I think

On 1 Apr., 05:37, "Krissy Masters" <naked.cake.ba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can, but why should I have to validate the Category in the Post model?
>
> I was just under the assumption cake would handle that with saveAll since
> there is nothing mentioning that it can't validate HABTM models. The "ALL"
> in saveAll makes it sounds like it would save all related data.
>
> $this->Post->saveAll( $this->data, array('validate' => 'only') ) to me
> sounds like " if all of this data were to validate it could all be saved".
> Post is related to Category HABTM relation and the book says save related
> data in 1 call (db supports that is) if it validates.
>
> Not being an ass but that sounds like saveSome() if your validating it
> first.....no?
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cake-php@googlegroups.com [mailto:cake-php@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
>
> Of Jeremy Burns | Class Outfit
> Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 12:53 AM
> To: cake-php@googlegroups.com
> Subject: Re: Validate HABTM Multiple
>
> Couldn't you write a custom validation rule in the Post model that examines
> the count of the Category key of the data array passed in?
>
> Jeremy Burns
> Class Outfit
>
> jeremybu...@classoutfit.comhttp://www.classoutfit.com
>
> On 1 Apr 2011, at 01:18, Krissy Masters wrote:
>
> > How can you validate the number of "multiple" selected?
>
> > I have a Post which hasMany, and HABTM relations so saving with :
>
> > if ( $this->Post->saveAll( $this->data, array('validate' => 'only') ) )
> > {//only testing to get errors
>
> > but I never get any validation errors for the HABTM model
>
> > Category:
> > public $validate = array(
>
> >            'Category' => array(
> >                    'multiple' => array(
> >                            'required' => false,
> >                            'allowEmpty' => true,
> >                            'rule' => array(
> >                                    'multiple', array('max' => 3),
> >                            'message' => 'Please select one, two or
> > three options'))));
>
> > Post HABTM Category
>
> > Ideas?
>
> > Thanks
>
> > K
>
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