Language / Validation messages

[elliotlewis]

Great package.

I'm using the English Language file but I'd like to change some of the validation messages just so it reads differently.

I was hoping to do this using $form->addConstraint()* but it makes more sense to overwrite the whole language file. I don't want to edit the repo, so is there a way to pick a custom language file that's in my app?

• This also doesn't work, as it doesn't overwrite the internal validation :(

[Gregwar]

Hello,

You could inherit your own class from Gregwar\Formidable\Language\English and change messages in the constructor:

<?php

class CustomLanguage extends Gregwar\Formidable\Language\English {
    public function __construct() {
        $this->messages["read_only"] = "The field %s is read only!!";
    }
}

And then:

<?php
$form->setLangage(new CustomLanguage);

[elliotlewis]

Thanks. That would work well. I'm now having problems with:

PHP Fatal error: Class 'Gregwar\Formidable\Language\Gregwar\Formidable\Language\English' not found in CustomEnglish.php on line 5

As everything is loaded with composers autoload I'm not sure how to get this working with the correct namespaces. I've tried use. Sorry if this is a dumb question.

[Gregwar]

I forgot the prefix \ in my example, and you should rather do:

<?php
use Gregwar\Formidable\Language\English;

class CustomLanguage extends English {
    public function __construct() {
        $this->messages["read_only"] = "The field %s is read only!!";
    }
}

[elliotlewis]

That's working, thanks for the help.

BTW: there's a spelling mistake in your first solution:

$form->setLangage(new CustomLanguage);

Should be:

$form->setLang**u**age(new CustomLanguage);