Zend Framework 2 - Doctrine 2 - How to use GeoPointFields

Question

I need to implement a GeoPointField with Doctrine2.

It seems that Zend and Doctrine don't support it natively...

Is there a best practice for validating such an input? In the database I'd use a simple string field, right?

Answer 1

/^(\-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?),?\s*(\-?\d+(?:\.\d+)?)$/

This regexp validates and captures GEO input:

• Latitude, Longitude
• Latitude Longitude
• Coords copied directly from GoogleMaps