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Description

Method to validate the form data.

Syntax

validate($form, $data)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$form		$form The form to validate against.
$data		$data The data to validate.

Returns

mixed Array of filtered data if valid, false otherwise.

Defined in

libraries/joomla/application/component/modelform.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.application.component.modelform' );

Source Body

function validate($form, $data)
{
        // Filter and validate the form data.
        $data   = $form->filter($data);
        $return = $form->validate($data);

        // Check for an error.
        if (JError::isError($return)) {
                $this->setError($return->getMessage());
                return false;
        }

        // Check the validation results.
        if ($return === false)
        {
                // Get the validation messages from the form.
                foreach ($form->getErrors() as $message) {
                        $this->setError($message);
                }

                return false;
        }

        return $data;
}