# getValidator

The `getValidator` method returns a callable validator object. You can pass a string input to the validator object to validate some text.

## Syntax

    getValidator( id )

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`id` | (string) The ID of the validator that you want to use.

## Returns

A callable validator object, or `nil` if the parameter was not a valid validator ID.

When you pass a string to the validator object, it returns a normalized match if the input is valid, or `nil` if the input is not valid.

## Examples

    taskUtils:getValidator("BAD_ID")

This example returns nil because the validator ID is not valid.

    taskUtils:getValidator("NAME")("My name is Alice")

This example returns the normalized text `Alice` (assuming that `NAME` is the ID of a validator that matches common names).

    taskUtils:getValidator("NAME")("I don't want to give my name")

This example returns nil, because the text does not include any common names.

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