"Value is required and can't be empty" ); /** * Defined by Zend_Validate_Interface * * Returns true if and only if $value is not an empty value. * * @param string $value * @return boolean */ public function isValid($value) { $this->_setValue((string) $value); if (is_string($value) && (('' === $value) || preg_match('/^\s+$/s', $value)) ) { $this->_error(); return false; } elseif (!is_string($value) && empty($value)) { $this->_error(); return false; } return true; } }