public function validate(array $options = array()) {
        $validated= false;
        if ($validator= $this->getValidator()) {
            $validated= $this->_validator->validate($options);
            if ($this->xpdo->getDebug() === true) {
                $this->xpdo->log(xPDO::LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "Validator class executed, result = " . print_r($validated, true));
            }
        } else {
            if ($this->xpdo->getDebug() === true) {
                $this->xpdo->log(xPDO::LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "No validator found for {$this->_class} instance.");
            }
            $validated= true;
        }
        return $validated;
    }