getError()

Returns the uniface.ValidationError object containing the error information as provided during the previous showError trigger.

Return=FieldErrorContext.getError()

vError = 'Error: ' +  this.getError().message ;

Return value

getError returns:

uniface.ValidationError object if a validation error occurred.
null if no error has occurred.

Exceptions

The following exceptions may be thrown:

uniface.InvalidContextObjectException

Description

Use the getError function in the showError and showClear web triggers to access the error number, message, and the incorrect field value that caused the error.

getError

webtrigger showError

javascript
  "use strict";
  // this = the current field
  var vError = this.getError();
  var vLabel = this.getField().getLabel();
  var vErrorMsg = 'Error: ' +  vError.message; 
  if (vLabel) {
    vErrorMsg += '\n Location: ' + vLabel.getValue();
  } else {
    vErrorMsg += '\n Field: ' + this.getName();
  }
  vErrorMsg += '\n The incorrect value is: ' + vError.valueInError;
  alert(vErrorMsg);

  return true;

endjavascript

end