Class **Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator\\Regex** =============================================== *extends* abstract class :doc:`Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator ` *implements* :doc:`Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\ValidatorInterface ` Allows validate if the value of a field matches a regular expression .. code-block:: php validate(new RegexValidator(array( "field" => 'created_at', 'pattern' => '/^[0-9]{4}[-\/](0[1-9]|1[12])[-\/](0[1-9]|[12][0-9]|3[01])/' ))); if (this->validationHasFailed() == true) { return false; } } } Methods ------- public *boolean* **validate** (*unknown* $record) Executes the validator public **__construct** (*unknown* $options) inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator constructor protected **appendMessage** (*unknown* $message, [*unknown* $field], [*unknown* $type]) inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Appends a message to the validator public *array* **getMessages** () inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Returns messages generated by the validator protected *array* **getOptions** () inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Returns all the options from the validator protected *mixed* **getOption** (*unknown* $option) inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Returns an option protected *boolean* **isSetOption** (*unknown* $option) inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Check whether a option has been defined in the validator options