function theme_form_element

Return a themed form element.

Parameters

$title the form element's title:

$value the form element's data:

$description the form element's description or explanation:

$id the form element's ID used by the <label> tag:

$required a boolean to indicate whether this is a required field or not:

$error a string with an error message filed against this form element:

Return value

a string representing the form element

Related topics

File

includes/theme.inc, line 554

The theme system, which controls the output of Drupal.

Code

function theme_form_element($title, $value, $description = NULL, $id = NULL, $required = FALSE, $error = FALSE) {
  $output = "<div class=\"form-item\">\n";
  $required = $required ? '<span class="form-required">*</span>' : '';
  if ($title) {
    if ($id) {
      $output .= " <label for=\"{$id}\">{$title}:</label>{$required}<br />\n";
    }
    else {
      $output .= " <label>{$title}:</label>{$required}<br />\n";
    }
  }
  $output .= " {$value}\n";
  if ($description) {
    $output .= " <div class=\"description\">{$description}</div>\n";
  }
  $output .= "</div>\n";
  return $output;
}