cakephp-1.3 > FormHelper :: error()
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error

line:488 at /cake/libs/view/helpers/form.php
Returns a formatted error message for given FORM field, NULL if no errors.

Method

(string) error ($field, $text = null, $options = array())

Parameters

ParameterTypeCommentDefault
$field string required A field name, like "Modelname.fieldname"
$text mixed optional Error message or array of $options. If array, `attributes` key will get used as html attributes for error container null
$options array optional Rendering options for <div /> wrapper tag array()

Return

string

Comment

Returns a formatted error message for given FORM field, NULL if no errors.

### Options:

- `escape` bool Whether or not to html escape the contents of the error.
- `wrap` mixed Whether or not the error message should be wrapped in a div. If a
string, will be used as the HTML tag to use.
- `class` string The classname for the error message

@param string $field A field name, like "Modelname.fieldname"
@param mixed $text Error message or array of $options. If array, `attributes` key
will get used as html attributes for error container
@param array $options Rendering options for <div /> wrapper tag
@return string If there are errors this method returns an error message, otherwise null.
@access public
@link http://book.cakephp.org/view/1423/error