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form_get_error

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    1. 4.7 form.inc
    2. 5 form.inc
    3. 6
    4. 7
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4.7 – 7 form_get_error($element)

Returns the error message filed against the given form element.

Form errors higher up in the form structure override deeper errors as well as errors on the element itself.

Related topics

Form generation
Functions to enable the processing and display of HTML forms.

▸ 1 function calls form_get_error()

▾ 1 function calls form_get_error()

_form_set_class in drupal/includes/form.inc
Sets a form element's class attribute.

Code

drupal/includes/form.inc, line 1558

<?php
function form_get_error($element) {
  $form = form_set_error();
  $parents = array();
  foreach ($element['#parents'] as $parent) {
    $parents[] = $parent;
    $key = implode('][', $parents);
    if (isset($form[$key])) {
      return $form[$key];
    }
  }
}
?>