respect-validation/docs/validators/Alpha.md
Alexandre Gomes Gaigalas 16148e9593 Standardize and improve validation message templates
- Remove redundant "valid" prefix:
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 - Remove redundant "value" suffix
   ArrayVal, BoolVal, Countable, FloatVal, IntVal, IterableVal, NumericVal, ScalarVal, StringVal.

 - Standardize "consist only of" phrasing
   Alnum, Alpha, Cntrl, Consonant, Digit, Graph, Lowercase, Printable, Punct, Space, Spaced, Uppercase, Vowel, Xdigit.

 - Improve file accessibility messages
   Directory, Executable, File, Image, Readable, SymbolicLink, Writable.

 - Improve grammar and article usage
   CreditCard, Extension, Mimetype, Regex, Size.
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# Alpha
- `Alpha()`
- `Alpha(string ...$additionalChars)`
Validates whether the input contains only alphabetic characters. This is similar
to [Alnum](Alnum.md), but it does not allow numbers.
```php
v::alpha(' ')->assert('some name');
// Validation passes successfully
v::alpha()->assert('some name');
// → "some name" must consist only of letters (a-z)
v::alpha()->assert('Cedric-Fabian');
// → "Cedric-Fabian" must consist only of letters (a-z)
v::alpha('-')->assert('Cedric-Fabian');
// Validation passes successfully
v::alpha('-', '\'')->assert('\'s-Gravenhage');
// Validation passes successfully
```
You can restrict case using the [Lowercase](Lowercase.md) and
[Uppercase](Uppercase.md) validators.
```php
v::alpha()->uppercase()->assert('example');
// → "example" must consist only of uppercase letters
```
## Templates
### `Alpha::TEMPLATE_STANDARD`
| Mode | Template |
| ---------: | :------------------------------------------------- |
| `default` | {{subject}} must consist only of letters (a-z) |
| `inverted` | {{subject}} must not consist only of letters (a-z) |
### `Alpha::TEMPLATE_EXTRA`
| Mode | Template |
| ---------: | :------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `default` | {{subject}} must consist only of letters (a-z) or {{additionalChars}} |
| `inverted` | {{subject}} must not consist only of letters (a-z) or {{additionalChars}} |
## Template placeholders
| Placeholder | Description |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `additionalChars` | Additional characters that are considered valid. |
| `subject` | The validated input or the custom validator name (if specified). |
## Categorization
- Strings
## Changelog
| Version | Description |
| ------: | :---------------------------------------- |
| 3.0.0 | Templates changed |
| 2.0.0 | Removed support to whitespaces by default |
| 0.3.9 | Created |
## See Also
- [Alnum](Alnum.md)
- [Charset](Charset.md)
- [Consonant](Consonant.md)
- [Decimal](Decimal.md)
- [Digit](Digit.md)
- [Emoji](Emoji.md)
- [Lowercase](Lowercase.md)
- [Regex](Regex.md)
- [Spaced](Spaced.md)
- [Uppercase](Uppercase.md)
- [Vowel](Vowel.md)