public function validateOptionsForm(&$form, &$form_state) { parent::validateOptionsForm($form, $form_state); if (!empty($this->options['exposed']) && empty($form_state['values']['options']['expose']['required'])) { // Who cares what the value is if it's exposed and non-required. return; } $this->validateValidTime($form['value'], $form_state, $form_state['values']['options']['operator'], $form_state['values']['options']['value']); }