[Register extra] how to display a global error message "Errors found" if errors have been found

[tulavu]

Hi,

I use the “Register” extra with Modx 2.8.

Each label has a span element for the errors to display right above the field.

[code]Username:
[[!+reg.error.username]]

Email:
[[!+reg.error.email]]

[/code]

The error messages in the span elements work fine.

But now, I would like to have also a short text above the form.

Example:

<legend>There are errors in the registration form</legend>

I tried the following placeholder but they are empty: [[+reg.error]],[[+reg.errors]],[[+reg.error.message]],[[+reg.errors.message]]

I think I will have to do some custom code in php.
Before I start coding this I would like to know maybe someone has a better approach than me.

I tried to use the modx input/output filters however the OR condition cannot compare two placeholders. The OR works only for a single placeholder.

I will try to do this message using php but if someone has a better solution for me please let me know

[halftrainedharry]

If you want to show a general message when the validation fails, you can use the property validationErrorMessage and the placeholder validation_error_message

[[!Register?
    &validationErrorMessage=`<legend>There are errors in the registration form</legend>`
    &placeholderPrefix=`reg.`
	...
]]
...
[[!+reg.validation_error_message]]

or alternatively the placeholder validation_error (which is a boolean).

[[!+reg.validation_error:is=`1`:then=`<legend>There are errors in the registration form</legend>`]]

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The placeholder [[!+reg.error.message]] is only filled when the validation is successful but a prehook returns an error or the register processor fails.

[tulavu]

Thanks a mil halftrainedharry! I have read the official documentation about this extra and this parameter/placeholder was not mentionned