cakephp-1.3 > AuthComponent :: validate()
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validate

line:776 at /cake/libs/controller/components/auth.php
Validates a user against an abstract object.

Method

(boolean) validate ($object, $user = null, $action = null)

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$object mixed required The object to validate the user against.
$user mixed optional Optional. The identity of the user to be validated. Uses the current user session if none specified. For valid forms of identifying users, see AuthComponent::identify(). null
$action string optional Optional. The action to validate against. null

Return

boolean

Comment

Validates a user against an abstract object.

@param mixed $object The object to validate the user against.
@param mixed $user Optional. The identity of the user to be validated.
Uses the current user session if none specified. For
valid forms of identifying users, see
AuthComponent::identify().
@param string $action Optional. The action to validate against.
@see AuthComponent::identify()
@return boolean True if the user validates, false otherwise.
@access public