Inputfield::error() method

Record an error for this Inputfield

The error message will be placed in the context of this Inputfield. See the Wire::error() method for full details on arguments and options.

Example

$this->error("This is the notice text"); 
$this->error("This notice is also logged", true);
$this->error("This notice is only shown in debug mode", Notice::debug);
$this->error("This notice allows <em>markup</em>", Notice::allowMarkup);
$this->error("Notice using multiple flags", Notice::debug | Notice::logOnly);

Usage

// basic usage
$inputfield->error(string $text);

// usage with all arguments
$inputfield->error(string $text, int $flags = 0);

Arguments

NameType(s)Description
textstring

Text of error message

flags (optional)int

Optional flags

Return value

$this

Object instance it was called from (method supports fluent interface).

See Also


Inputfield methods and properties

API reference based on ProcessWire core version 3.0.248

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