/**
* Validate teh element against a Joomla form Rule
*
* @param string $type Rule type e.g. 'password'
* @param mixed $value Value to validate
* @param mixed $path Optional path to load teh rule from
*
* @throws Exception
*
* @return bool
*/
protected function validateJRule($type, $value, $path = null)
{
if (!is_null($path)) {
JFormHelper::addRulePath($path);
}
$rule = JFormHelper::loadRuleType($type, true);
$xml = new SimpleXMLElement('<xml></xml>');
$this->lang->load('com_users');
if (!$rule->test($xml, $value)) {
$this->validationError = '';
foreach ($this->app->getMessageQueue() as $i => $msg) {
if ($msg['type'] === 'warning') {
$this->validationError .= $msg['message'] . '<br />';
}
}
FabrikWorker::killMessage($this->app, 'warning');
return false;
}
return true;
}
