Retrieve Errors

Methods

has()

Check if a field has a validation error. This can be useful to display error states. 

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has ( $field = null )

Parameter Type Default Description
$field string null Name of the field
@return bool

Examples

Basic: 

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<?php

$form->errors()->has('email');

Conditional: 

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<?php
$errors = $form->errors();
?>

<div class="<?php echo ( $errors->has('email') ) ? 'error' : ''">
  <input name="email" type="text">
</div>

first()

Get the first error message for a given field.

This is useful for displaying inline error messages. 

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first( $field )

Parameter Type Default Description
$field string Name of the field
@return string

Examples

Basic: 

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echo $form->errors()->first('email');

In a template: 

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<div>
  <input name="email" type="text">
  <small class="error"><?php echo $form->errors()->first('email'); ?></small>
</div>