private function mergeRules()
    {
        $rules = static::$rules;
        $output = array();

        if (empty ($rules))
        {
            return $output;
        }

        if ($this->exists)
        {
            $merged = (isset($rules['update'])) ? array_merge_recursive($rules['save'], $rules['update']) : $rules['save'];
        } else
        {
            $merged = (isset($rules['create'])) ? array_merge_recursive($rules['save'], $rules['create']) : $rules['save'];
        }

        foreach ($merged as $field => $rules)
        {
            if (is_array($rules))
            {
                $output[$field] = implode("|", $rules);
            } else
            {
                $output[$field] = $rules;
            }
        }

        return $output;
    }
private function mergeRules()
    {
        $rules = static::$rules;
        $output = array();

        if (empty ($rules))
        {
            return $output;
        }

        if ($this->exists)
        {
            $merged = (isset($rules['update'])) ? array_merge_recursive($rules['save'], $rules['update']) : $rules['save'];
        } else
        {
            $merged = (isset($rules['create'])) ? array_merge_recursive($rules['save'], $rules['create']) : $rules['save'];
        }

        foreach ($merged as $field => $rules)
        {
            if (is_array($rules))
            {
                $output[$field] = implode("|", $rules);
            } else
            {
                $output[$field] = $rules;
            }
        }

        return $output;
    }
private function mergeRules ( ) { $ rules = static :: $ rules ; $ output = array ( ) ; if ( empty ( $ rules ) ) { return $ output ; } if ( $ this -> exists ) { $ merged = ( isset ( $ rules [ 'update' ] ) ) ? array_merge_recursive ( $ rules [ 'save' ] , $ rules [ 'update' ] ) : $ rules [ 'save' ] ; } else { $ merged = ( isset ( $ rules [ 'create' ] ) ) ? array_merge_recursive ( $ rules [ 'save' ] , $ rules [ 'create' ] ) : $ rules [ 'save' ] ; } foreach ( $ merged as $ field => $ rules ) { if ( is_array ( $ rules ) ) { $ output [ $ field ] = implode ( "|" , $ rules ) ; } else { $ output [ $ field ] = $ rules ; } } return $ output ; }
Return a single array with the rules for the action required

@return array
Return a single array with the rules for the action required