/** * Validates and optionally saves a new user record from an array. * * @param array values to check * @param boolean save[Optional] the record when validation succeeds * @return boolean */ public function validate(array &$array, $save = FALSE) { // Initialise the validation library and setup some rules $array = Validation::factory($array); // uses PHP trim() to remove whitespace from beginning and end of all fields before validation $array->pre_filter('trim'); // Add Rules $array->add_rules('name', 'required', 'unique'); // Email unique validation //$array->add_callbacks('email', array($this, '_unique_name')); //$array->add_rules('name', 'required', array($this, '_name_exists')); return parent::validate($array, $save); }