Validation & AR transaction

Yii 1.1 General Discussion
1

Hi,

I’m trying to use transaction in my controler, using this example:

http://www.yiiframework.com/doc/guide/1.1/en/database.ar#using-transaction-with-ar

But When the validation fails (for a missing field for exemple), the errorSummary is not displayed anymore.

Every indication about the validation error is missing.

If I remove the transaction, everything is back to normal.

Any idea?

–Cédric

2

You should not try to save if validation fails.

The transaction is just a safety more in case of error while saving valid models, but is better to do something like:


$valid= $model1->validate();

$valid= $model2->validate() && $valid;

$valid= $model3->validate() && $valid;

$valid= $model4->validate() && $valid;


if ($valid)

{

   save all with transaction!

}

Using this schema you will never try to save a model if they are not all valid. The question of validation result independent from the transaction.

3

Ok, that make sense.

Thanks,

4

I’m having a similar problem using transactions. I understand this part about how to test validation, but how do you send specific validation errors back to the form so that


CHtml::error($model,$attribute);

will display them? Or is there another route you need to go to display them?