set_error_delimiters for group of errors

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set_error_delimiters for group of errors - El Forum - 01-10-2008

[eluser]deadfrog[/eluser]
I just discovered CodeIgniter and I absolutely love it so far, hoping the community is as cool!

Now I searched the forum but can't find an answer to this, but I find that odd as surely I can't be the only one who needs it. I'm probably being a fool so apologies in advance.

If I run this:

Code:
$this->validation->set_error_delimiters('<div class="error">', '</div>');

I get this:

Code:
<div class="error">error 1</div>

<div class="error">error 2</div>

And so on. What I want to achieve is:

Code:
<div id="error">

<ul>

<li>error 1</li>

<li>error 2</li>

</ul>

</div>

But I don't want the page to render any of the code unless errors exist.

Hope someone can assist, and hope I didn't miss a previous post.

Cheers chaps,
Andy.

set_error_delimiters for group of errors - El Forum - 01-10-2008

[eluser]Pascal Kriete[/eluser]
How about doing

Code:
$this->validation->set_error_delimiters('<li>', '</li>');

And in your view you put:

Code:
&lt;?php if($this->validation->error_string != ''): ?&gt;

<div id="error">

<ul>

&lt;?= $this->validation->error_string?&gt;

</ul>

</div>

&lt;?php endif; ?&gt;

set_error_delimiters for group of errors - El Forum - 01-10-2008

[eluser]deadfrog[/eluser]
Well that was a million times easier than I thought, quite why I didn't think of trying that I do not know!!

Thanks a bunch mate Smile

set_error_delimiters for group of errors - El Forum - 01-10-2008

[eluser]pims[/eluser]
... or you can hack the Validation class, add two properties to the object, like for instance

Code:
var $_error_open_tag;

var $_error_close_tag;

and in the run method of the class, near line 361, write something like:

Code:
// Generate the error string

    $this->error_string .= $this->error_open_tag;

    foreach ($this->_error_array as $val)

    {

        $this->error_string .= $this->_error_prefix.$val.$this->_error_suffix."\n";

    }

   $this->error_string .= $this->error_close_tag;

That should do the trick, and you should be able to customize the tags in your controller.

set_error_delimiters for group of errors - El Forum - 01-10-2008

[eluser]Pascal Kriete[/eluser]
That works, although I would extend it, instead of making changes right in the class.