/** * Returns true if and only if $value contains only alphabetic characters * * @param string $value * @return boolean */ public function isValid($value) { if (!is_string($value)) { $this->_error(self::INVALID); return false; } $this->_setValue($value); if ('' === $value) { $this->_error(self::STRING_EMPTY); return false; } if (null === self::$_filter) { self::$_filter = new \Zend\Filter\Alpha(); } self::$_filter->allowWhiteSpace = $this->allowWhiteSpace; if ($value !== self::$_filter->filter($value)) { $this->_error(self::NOT_ALPHA); return false; } return true; }