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JsonValidator

JsonValidator verifies if a parameter contains a value that is valid JSON.

On success the decoded value is written back into the request under the ‘export’ parameter’s name, or under the validator’s own argument name when ‘export’ is not configured — so a caller reading the argument back afterwards gets the decoded array/object/scalar, never the raw JSON string.

class JsonValidator extends Validator

ExtendsValidator
Since1.0.0
SourceValidator/JsonValidator.php
MethodDescription
getAcceptedParameters(): array<int, string>Returns the base Validator parameters plus ‘assoc’.

public static function getAcceptedParameters(): array<int, string>

Returns the base Validator parameters plus ‘assoc’.

‘assoc’ is the boolean handed to json_decode(): true, the default, decodes objects into associative arrays, false into stdClass instances. It only affects the shape of the exported decoded value, not whether the input validates. A non-boolean value raises a parameter-type error at validation time.

Returns array``<``int``, ``string``> — The accepted parameter names.

These come from an ancestor and are documented where they are declared.

MethodDeclared inDescription
appendParameter()ParameterHolderAppend a parameter.
appendParameterByRef()ParameterHolderAppend a parameter by reference.
clearParameters()ParameterHolderClear all parameters associated with this request.
execute()ValidatorExecutes the validator.
getArguments()ValidatorReturns all arguments which should be validated.
getBase()ValidatorReturns the base path of this validator.
getBaseKeys()ValidatorReturns the “keys” in the path of the base
getContext()ValidatorRetrieve the current application context.
getDependencyManager()ValidatorReturns the depency manager of the parent container if any.
getFlatParameterNames()ParameterHolderRetrieve an array of flattened parameter names.
getLastKey()ValidatorReturns the last “keys” in the path of the base
getMutatedRequest()ValidatorThe WebRequest this validator ended execute() with.
getName()ValidatorReturns the name of this validator.
getParameter()ParameterHolderRetrieve a parameter.
getParameterNames()ParameterHolderRetrieve an array of parameter names.
getParameters()ParameterHolderRetrieve an array of parameters.
getParentContainer()ValidatorRetrieve the parent container.
hasParameter()ParameterHolderIndicates whether or not a parameter exists.
initialize()ValidatorInitialize this validator.
mapErrorCode()ValidatorConverts string severity codes into integer values (see severity constants) critical -> Validator::CRITICAL error -> Validator::ERROR notice -> Validator::NOTICE none -> Validator::NONE success -> not allowed to be specified by the user.
removeParameter()ParameterHolderRemove a parameter.
reset()ValidatorReturns the validator to its uninitialized state for reuse across requests.
setErrorMessage()ValidatorSets an error message override for the given index (the empty string is the default/generic message).
setParameter()ParameterHolderSet a parameter.
setParameterByRef()ParameterHolderSet a parameter by reference.
setParameters()ParameterHolderSet an array of parameters.
setParametersByRef()ParameterHolderSet an array of parameters by reference.
setParentContainer()ValidatorSets the parent container.
shutdown()ValidatorShuts the validator down.