/**
* retrieves the current status from the request
*
* @private
* @return nothing
*/
function getStatusFromRequest()
{
$status = HttpVars::getRequestValue("status");
// validate the value
$val = new IntegerValidator();
if (!$val->validate($status)) {
$status = BlogStatus::getDefaultStatus();
}
// if the value validated, check if it is a valid status
if (!BlogStatus::isValidStatus($status)) {
$status = BlogStatus::getDefaultStatus();
}
return $status;
}
