Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 4.7.x includes/form.inc \form_set_error()
  2. 5.x includes/form.inc \form_set_error()
  3. 6.x includes/form.inc \form_set_error()
  4. 7.x includes/form.inc \form_set_error()

File an error against the form element with the specified name.

Related topics

Form generation
Functions to enable output of HTML forms and form elements.
Input validation
Functions to validate user input.
19 calls to form_set_error()
comment_validate_form in modules/comment.module
drupal_settings in modules/drupal.module
Implementation of hook_settings().
forum_validate in modules/forum.module
Implementation of hook_validate().
hook_validate in developer/hooks/node.php
Verify a node editing form.
menu_edit_item_validate in modules/menu.module
Confirm that an edited menu item has fields properly filled in.

... See full list

File

includes/common.inc, line 1009
Common functions that many Drupal modules will need to reference.

Code

function form_set_error($name, $message) {
  $GLOBALS['form'][$name] = $message;
  drupal_set_message($message, 'error');
}