Question

If I used this

<?= validation_errors(); ?>

the result is

Username field is required
Password field is required
<textbox for username>
<textbox for password>

what I actually need is to display those errors inline with their element

example:

<textbox for username> Username field is required
<textbox for password> Password field is required

Answer 1

In order to display error individually you should use the function form_error(‘username’). And for you to get a value of a field being checked, use the function set_value(‘username’).

For these two functions to work, you would have had to, in your controller, set a rule for the ‘username’ field. Where you specify wich validation rules apply to that field.

<?php echo form_error('username'); ?>
<input type="text" name="username" value="<?php echo set_value('username'); ?>">

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