`validate()`

Description

Registers method(s) that should be called to validate objects before they are saved.

Function Syntax

validate([ methods, if, unless ])

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`methods`	`string`	No	Method name or list of method names to call (can also be called with the `method` argument).
`if`	`string`	No	String expression to be evaluated that decides if validation will be run (if the expression returns `true` validation will run).
`unless`	`string`	No	String expression to be evaluated that decides if validation will be run (if the expression returns `false` validation will run).

Examples

<cffunction name="init">
    <!--- Register the `check` method below to be called to validate objects before they are saved --->
    <cfset validate("check")>
</cffunction>

<cffunction name="check">
</cffunction>