DB_DataObject::validate not calling my column specific validate method.

From: Date: Fri, 07 May 2004 16:30:34 +0000
Subject: DB_DataObject::validate not calling my column specific validate method.
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In my DataObject/Member.php class I have defined a method: function validateMember_id() { echo "<!-- validateMember_id() was called -->"; return Validate::number($this->getMember_id(), array("min" => "1", "max" => "65535")); } Using my testing framework it seems to be working: function setUp() { $this->member = new DataObjects_Member(); } function tearDown() { unset($member); $this->member = NULL; } ... function testValidId() { $this->member->setMember_id(5); $result = $this->member->validateMember_id(); $expected = TRUE; $this->assertEqual($result, $expected); } function testValidId2() { $this->member->setMember_id(99999); $result = $this->member->validateMember_id(); $expected = FALSE; $this->assertEqual($result, $expected); } However, when I try to test to see if the main validate() method is working, it returns true, when I'm expecting it to return an array with the validating errors as see on here: <http://pear.php.net/manual/en/package.database.db-dataobject.db-dataobject. validate.php> The failing test: function testValidId3() { $this->member->setMember_id(99999); $validate_result = $this->member->validate(); if ($validate_result == TRUE) { $this->assertTrue(FALSE); } else { echo "<--! Invalid array returned:\n"; print_r($validate_result); echo "\n-->\n "; $this->assertTrue(TRUE); } } Using the echo in validateMember_id() it seems that the main Member::validate() is calling my validateMember_id() method .. But I'm clueless as to why it's still returning TRUE. Maybe a bug? Is anyone else using validate() with custom methods on DB_DataObject suclasses with any success? ~ Mike ----- Mike Zornek Web Designer, Media Developer, Programmer and Geek Personal site: <http://MikeZornek.com> New Project: <http://WebDevWiki.com>

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