validating date in zendframework2

validation, zend-framework2

Solution

You can solve the problem of, start date should be less than end date validation, using the Callback function as below:

          $inputFilter->add($factory->createInput(array(
                'name' => 'end_date',
                'required' => true,                 
                'filters' => array(
                        array('name' => 'StripTags'),
                        array('name' => 'StringTrim'),
                ),
                'validators' => array(
                    array(
                        'name' => 'Callback',
                        'options' => array(
                            'messages' => array(
                                    \Zend\Validator\Callback::INVALID_VALUE => 'The end date should be greater than start date',
                            ),
                            'callback' => function($value, $context = array()) {                                    
                                $startDate = \DateTime::createFromFormat('d-m-Y', $context['start_date']);
                                $endDate = \DateTime::createFromFormat('d-m-Y', $value);
                                return $endDate >= $startDate;
                            },
                        ),
                    ),                          
                ),
        )));

Using the above code, I have solved my problem. I hope this helps.

Problem

Hiho, I would like to validate a date field from an zf2 form. I set the 'format' option to get the format I need. But at every time I validate it i get an error. The validator looks like this: ``` $inputFilter->add($factory->createInput(array( 'name' => 'user_data_birth', 'required' => false, 'validators' => array( array( 'name' => 'Date', 'options' => array( 'format' => 'd.m.Y', 'locale' => 'de', 'messages' => array( \Zend\Validator\Date::INVALID => 'Das scheint kein gültiges Datum zu sein.', \Zend\Validator\Date::INVALID_DATE => 'Das scheint kein gültiges Datum zu sein. (Invalid Date)', \Zend\Validator\Date::FALSEFORMAT => 'Das Datum ist nicht im richtigen Format.', ), ), ), array( 'name' => 'NotEmpty', 'options' => array( 'messages' => array( \Zend\Validator\NotEmpty::IS_EMPTY => 'Bitte geben Sie das Datum an' ), ), ) ), ))); ``` But I get every time an error that the date is in the wrong format.

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