/**
* Shorthand static method for simple inline validation
*
* @param mixed[] $data generally $_POST data for this method
* @param mixed[] $validation_rules assoicative array of field => rules
* @param mixed[] $sanitation_rules assoicative array of field => rules
*/
public static function is_valid(&$data = array(), $validation_rules = array(), $sanitation_rules = array())
{
$validator = new Data_Validator();
// Set the rules
$validator->sanitation_rules($sanitation_rules);
$validator->validation_rules($validation_rules);
// Run the test
$result = $validator->validate($data);
// Replace the data
if (!empty($sanitation_rules)) {
$data = $validator->_array_replace($data, $validator->validation_data());
}
// Return true or false on valid data
return $result;
}
