Question

What will I add to the controller to display the messages and halt saving before validation is true?

class Rsvp extends AppModel {
var $name = 'Rsvp';
var $validate = array(
                'uname' => array(
                                'rule' => array('alphaNumeric', true),
                                'message' => 'Please enter a vlaid name that does not contain digits'),
                'uemail' => array(
                                'rule' => array('email', true),
                                'message' => 'Please supply a valid email address.')


);

}

Controller

public function add() {


    if ($this->request->is('post')) {

        var_dump($this->request->data);
        $this->Rsvp->set('uname', $this->request->data['Post']['name']);
        $this->Rsvp->set('uemail', $this->request->data['Post']['emailaddress']);           
          //Begin Validation Routine
        echo 'Validation';
        var_dump($this->Rsvp->validates);


        $this->Rsvp->save();    
        /*if($this->Rsvp->save()) {
            $this->Session->setFlash('You have RSVP for the event');
           // $this->redirect(array('action' => 'index'));              
        }
        else {
            $this->Session->setFlash('Unable to RSVP you for the event.');
        }*/
    }
}

Answer 1

Do you mean something like:

if($this->Rsvp->validates()) {
   //data validated, so save
   $this->Rsvp->save($this->data);    
}
else {
   $this->Session->setFlash(__('Fill in all required fields.', true));
}