Question

I’m using Zend_Form. Why is the clearValidators() line not working in this example?

$element = $form->getElement('field1');
$element->clearValidators();
var_dump($element->isValid(''));
print_r($element->getErrors());

Outputs

bool(false)
Array
(
    [0] => isEmpty
)

Answer 1

There is the possibility of having an allowEmpty flag on an element. Try:

$element = $form->getElement('field1');
$element->clearValidators();
$element->setAllowEmpty(true);
var_dump($element->isValid(''));
print_r($element->getErrors());