repo_zf1/documentation/manual/en/module_specs/Zend_Validate-Isbn.xml

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<sect2 id="zend.validate.set.isbn">
    <title>Isbn</title>

    <para>
        <classname>Zend_Validate_Isbn</classname> allows you to validate an
        <acronym>ISBN-10</acronym> or <acronym>ISBN-13</acronym> value.
    </para>

    <sect3 id="zend.validate.set.isbn.basic">
        <title>Basic usage</title>

        <para>
            A basic example of usage is below:
        </para>

        <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
$validator = new Zend_Validate_Isbn();
if ($validator->isValid($isbn)) {
    // isbn is valid
} else {
    // isbn is not valid
}
]]></programlisting>

        <para>
            This will validate any <acronym>ISBN-10</acronym> and <acronym>ISBN-13</acronym> without
            separator.
        </para>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 id="zend.validate.set.isbn.type-explicit">
        <title>Setting an explicit ISBN validation type</title>

        <para>
            An example of an <acronym>ISBN</acronym> type restriction is below:
        </para>

        <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
$validator = new Zend_Validate_Isbn();
$validator->setType(Zend_Validate_Isbn::ISBN13);
// OR
$validator = new Zend_Validate_Isbn(array(
    'type' => Zend_Validate_Isbn::ISBN13,
));

if ($validator->isValid($isbn)) {
    // this is a valid ISBN-13 value
} else {
    // this is an invalid ISBN-13 value
}
]]></programlisting>

        <para>
            The above will validate only <acronym>ISBN-13</acronym> values.
        </para>

        <para>
            Valid types include:
        </para>

        <itemizedlist>
            <listitem>
                <para><constant>Zend_Validate_Isbn::AUTO</constant> (default)</para>
            </listitem>

            <listitem>
                <para><constant>Zend_Validate_Isbn::ISBN10</constant></para>
            </listitem>

            <listitem>
                <para><constant>Zend_Validate_Isbn::ISBN13</constant></para>
            </listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 id="zend.validate.set.isbn.separator">
        <title>Specifying a separator restriction</title>

        <para>
            An example of separator restriction is below:
        </para>

        <programlisting language="php"><![CDATA[
$validator = new Zend_Validate_Isbn();
$validator->setSeparator('-');
// OR
$validator = new Zend_Validate_Isbn(array(
    'separator' => '-',
));

if ($validator->isValid($isbn)) {
    // this is a valid ISBN with separator
} else {
    // this is an invalid ISBN with separator
}
]]></programlisting>

        <note>
            <title>Values without separator</title>

            <para>
                This will return <constant>FALSE</constant> if <varname>$isbn</varname> doesn't
                contain a separator <emphasis>or</emphasis> if it's an invalid
                <acronym>ISBN</acronym> value.
            </para>
        </note>

        <para>
            Valid separators include:
        </para>

        <itemizedlist>
            <listitem><para>"" (empty) (default)</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para>"-" (hyphen)</para></listitem>
            <listitem><para>" " (space)</para></listitem>
        </itemizedlist>
    </sect3>
</sect2>
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