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[Directory](/) 2. / 3. eden/validation ActiveLibrary eden/validation =============== Eden validation component. 4.0.1(10y ago)08.4k1MITPHPPHP >=5.4.1 Since Sep 24Pushed 10y ago12 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/Eden-PHP/Validation)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/eden/validation)[ Docs](http://eden-php.com)[ RSS](/packages/eden-validation/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 3d ago READMEChangelog (4)Dependencies (1)Versions (6)Used By (1) [![logo](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/683ba05b2b51f50045c674b19a4f0ceb30702a8ab495623be7c02e07ab226f08/687474703a2f2f6564656e2e6f70656e6f766174652e636f6d2f6173736574732f696d616765732f636c6f75642d736f6369616c2e706e67)](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/683ba05b2b51f50045c674b19a4f0ceb30702a8ab495623be7c02e07ab226f08/687474703a2f2f6564656e2e6f70656e6f766174652e636f6d2f6173736574732f696d616765732f636c6f75642d736f6369616c2e706e67) Eden Validation ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== [](#-eden-validation) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/38948a49419a0dba34cb04a68ccf50f1d13e00d384ea30667a947b6675a3e987/68747470733a2f2f6170692e7472617669732d63692e6f72672f4564656e2d5048502f56616c69646174696f6e2e737667)](https://travis-ci.org/Eden-PHP/Validation) ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== [](#) - [Install](#install) - [Introduction](#intro) - [API](#api) - [isType](#isType) - [greaterThan](#greaterThan) - [greaterThanEqualTo](#greaterThanEqualTo) - [lessThan](#lessThan) - [lessThanEqualTo](#lessThanEqualTo) - [lengthGreaterThan](#lengthGreaterThan) - [lengthGreaterThanEqualTo](#lengthGreaterThanEqualTo) - [lengthLessThan](#lengthLessThan) - [lengthLessThanEqualTo](#lengthLessThanEqualTo) - [notEmpty](#notEmpty) - [startsWithLetter](#startsWithLetter) - [alphaNumeric](#alphaNumeric) - [alphaNumericUnderScore](#alphaNumericUnderScore) - [alphaNumericHyphen](#alphaNumericHyphen) - [alphaNumericLine](#alphaNumericLine) - [set](#set) - [Contributing](#contributing) ==== Install ------- [](#install) `composer install eden/validation` ==== Introduction ------------ [](#introduction) Instantiate validation in this manner. ``` $validation = eden('validation', 'foobar'); ``` ==== API --- [](#api) ==== ### isType [](#istype) Returns true if the value is a given type #### Usage [](#usage) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType(*string $type, bool $soft); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters) - `*string $type` - The data type to check for - `bool $soft` - This is like == vs === Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example) *Example 1* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('email'); ``` *Example 2* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('url'); ``` *Example 3* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('hex'); ``` *Example 4* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('cc'); ``` *Example 5* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('int'); ``` *Example 6* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('float'); ``` *Example 7* ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->isType('bool'); ``` ==== ### greaterThan [](#greaterthan) Returns true if the value is greater than the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-1) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->greaterThan(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-1) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-1) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->greaterThan(123); ``` ==== ### greaterThanEqualTo [](#greaterthanequalto) Returns true if the value is greater or equal to than the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-2) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->greaterThanEqualTo(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-2) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-2) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->greaterThanEqualTo(123); ``` ==== ### lessThan [](#lessthan) Returns true if the value is less than the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-3) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lessThan(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-3) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-3) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lessThan(123); ``` ==== ### lessThanEqualTo [](#lessthanequalto) Returns true if the value is less than or equal the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-4) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lessThanEqualTo(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-4) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-4) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lessThanEqualTo(123); ``` ==== ### lengthGreaterThan [](#lengthgreaterthan) Returns true if the value length is greater than the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-5) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthGreaterThan(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-5) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-5) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthGreaterThan(123); ``` ==== ### lengthGreaterThanEqualTo [](#lengthgreaterthanequalto) Returns true if the value length is greater than or equal to the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-6) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthGreaterThanEqualTo(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-6) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-6) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthGreaterThanEqualTo(123); ``` ==== ### lengthLessThan [](#lengthlessthan) Returns true if the value length is less than the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-7) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthLessThan(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-7) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-7) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthLessThan(123); ``` ==== ### lengthLessThanEqualTo [](#lengthlessthanequalto) Returns true if the value length is less than or equal to the passed argument #### Usage [](#usage-8) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthLessThanEqualTo(*int $number); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-8) - `*int $number` - Number to test against Returns `bool` #### Example [](#example-8) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->lengthLessThanEqualTo(123); ``` ==== ### notEmpty [](#notempty) Returns true if the value is not empty #### Usage [](#usage-9) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->notEmpty(); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-9) Returns `bool` ==== ### startsWithLetter [](#startswithletter) Returns true if the value starts with a specific letter #### Usage [](#usage-10) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->startsWithLetter(); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-10) Returns `bool` ==== ### alphaNumeric [](#alphanumeric) Returns true if the value is alpha numeric #### Usage [](#usage-11) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->alphaNumeric(); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-11) Returns `bool` ==== ### alphaNumericUnderScore [](#alphanumericunderscore) Returns true if the value is alpha numeric underscore #### Usage [](#usage-12) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->alphaNumericUnderScore(); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-12) Returns `bool` ==== ### alphaNumericHyphen [](#alphanumerichyphen) Returns true if the value is alpha numeric hyphen #### Usage [](#usage-13) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->alphaNumericHyphen(); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-13) Returns `bool` ==== ### alphaNumericLine [](#alphanumericline) Returns true if the value is alpha numeric hyphen or underscore #### Usage [](#usage-14) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->alphaNumericLine(); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-14) Returns `bool` ==== ### set [](#set) Sets the value to be validated #### Usage [](#usage-15) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->set(*mixed $value); ``` #### Parameters [](#parameters-15) - `*mixed $value` - value Returns `Eden\Validation\Index` #### Example [](#example-9) ``` eden('validation', 'foo')->set($value); ``` ==== \#Contributing to Eden Contributions to *Eden* are following the Github work flow. Please read up before contributing. \##Setting up your machine with the Eden repository and your fork 1. Fork the repository 2. Fire up your local terminal create a new branch from the `v4` branch of your fork with a branch name describing what your changes are. Possible branch name types: - bugfix - feature - improvement 3. Make your changes. Always make sure to sign-off (-s) on all commits made (git commit -s -m "Commit message") \##Making pull requests 1. Please ensure to run `phpunit` before making a pull request. 2. Push your code to your remote forked version. 3. Go back to your forked version on GitHub and submit a pull request. 4. An Eden developer will review your code and merge it in when it has been classified as suitable. ### Health Score 31 — LowBetter than 68% of packages Maintenance20 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity18 Limited adoption so far Community15 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity62 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 87.5% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. 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