Cannot get my custom validation to work,

[eluser]boltsabre[/eluser]
Okay, so if anyone else is reading this, darrentaytay was spot on, except for one small typo, you need to type this to get it to work:

Code:

$this->CI->form_validation->set_message('filterBadWords', 'You are not allowed to use swear words');

not

Code:

$CI->form_valida...

Thanks darrentaytay for the help!!!