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NAME

Catalyst::Controller::FormValidator - check form data

SUMMARY

Form-validation using a Catalyst controller and Data::FormValidator

SYNOPSIS

# define a DFV profile
my $dfv_profile = {
required => [qw<
email_address
phone_home
phone_mobile
>],
constraint_methods => {
email_address => email(),
phone_home => american_phone(),
phone_mobile => american_phone(),
},
};
# check the form for errors
$c->forward('form_check', [$dfv_profile]);
# perform custom/complex checking and
# add to form validation failures
if (not is_complex_test_ok()) {
$c->forward(
'add_form_invalid',
[ $error_key, $error_constraint_name ]
);
}

AUTHOR

Chisel Wright

LICENSE

This library is free software, you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.