Non-descript form error... "Please enter a valid value."

[Jaxel]

Normally when I fail to put something in a form, it will pop up with:

Please enter a value for the required field 'field_name'.

However, with this new form field I am working on, I am getting this non-descript error that doesn't tell me which field I am missing... Is this normal?

 

[Jeremy]

I'm assuming this is in a DataWriter? Make sure you have requiredError set:

				'tag' => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'required' => true, 'maxLength' => 25,
						'verification' => array('$this', '_verifyBbCodeId'),
						'requiredError' => 'bbcm_errorInvalidId'
				),

When I forget to put 'tag' in, it comes up with "Please enter a valid tag."

 

[TheBigK]

@Jeremy - I'm stuck with a similar problem. My addon throws following error -

XenForo - Error
Please enter a value for the required field 'note_text'.

I tracked down the error to the following line in my DataWriter: -

'note_text' => array('type' => 'string', 'required' => true) ,

Turns out that if I set 'required'=>false, it works fine.

I'm wondering what exactly is the error hinting at? Why is my data-writer failing?

 

[Jeremy]

You aren't setting the data when calling the data writer.

 

[TheBigK]

You aren't setting the data when calling the data writer.

I think I am. Here's how it reads:

$dw->set('note_text', $note_text);

 

[Jake B.]

Does $note_text have a value? Or is it empty

 

[Jeremy]

What is $note_text's value? The error indicates you aren't setting a value.