Fixed issue #113 - Input fields are automatically required

bcit-ci · Oct 4, 2011 · be66150 · be66150
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diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ protected function _execute($row, $rules, $postdata = NULL, $cycles = 0)
 
 		// If the field is blank, but NOT required, no further tests are necessary
 		$callback = FALSE;
-		if ( ! in_array('required', $rules) AND is_null($postdata))
+		if ( ! in_array('required', $rules) AND empty($postdata))
 		{
 			// Before we bail out, does the rule contain a callback?
 			if (preg_match("/(callback_\w+(\[.*?\])?)/", implode(' ', $rules), $match))

diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ <h3>Bug fixes for 2.1.0</h3>
 	<li>Fixed a bug (#89) - Fix a variable type mismatch in DB <samp>display_error()</samp> where an array is expected, but a string could be set instead.</li>
 	<li>Fixed a bug (#467) - Suppress warnings generated from get_magic_quotes_gpc() (deprecated in PHP 5.4)</li>
 	<li>Fixed a bug (#484) - First time _csrf_set_hash() is called, hash is never set to the cookie (in Security.php).</li>
+	<li>Fixed a bug (#113) - Input fields are automatically 'required' (in Form_validation.php).</li>
 </ul>
 
 <h2>Version 2.0.3</h2>