function form_error

7.x form.inc	`form_error(&$element, $message = '')`
6.x form.inc	`form_error(&$element, $message = '')`

Flag an element as having an error.

Related topics

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

6 calls to form_error()

aggregator_categorize_items_validate in drupal-6.x/modules/aggregator/aggregator.pages.inc: Validate aggregator_categorize_items form submissions.
date_validate in drupal-6.x/includes/form.inc: Validates the date type to stop dates like February 30, 2006.
filter_form_validate in drupal-6.x/modules/filter/filter.module: Validation callback for filter elements in a form.
install_configure_form_validate in drupal-6.x/install.php: Form API validate for the site configuration form.
password_confirm_validate in drupal-6.x/includes/form.inc: Validate password_confirm element.

... See full list

File

drupal-6.x/includes/form.inc, line 858

Code

function form_error(&$element, $message = '') {
  form_set_error(implode('][', $element['#parents']), $message);
}