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** (:doc:`Phalcon\\Mvc\\ModelInterface ` $record) Executes the validator public **__construct** (*array* $options) inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator constructor protected **appendMessage** () 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 public *array* **getOptions** () inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Returns all the options from the validator public *mixed* **getOption** () inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Returns an option public *boolean* **isSetOption** () inherited from Phalcon\\Mvc\\Model\\Validator Check whether a option has been defined in the validator options