validate phrase

[hachreak]

Hi,
there is possibility to validate string with spaces, accents, etc like "hello it's my message... XD".
I thinks it's possible if you use is_string() php function.
It's possible to add this function? :)

thanks
Leo

[mryellow]

I'm always surprised that frameworks leave this rule out, seems like the most common rule needed. However each persons needs can differ depending on character sets and internationalisation.

Valitron\Validator::addRule('alphaNumSpace', function($field, $value, array $params) {
    return preg_match("/^[a-z\d\-_\s]+$/i", $value);
}, 'must contain only letters a-z and/or numbers 0-9 and/or spaces');

This may be a better regex depending on your needs.
http://stackoverflow.com/a/13283557/2438830

[willemwollebrants]

The regex rule is ideal for this