CodeIgniter Form Validation - Get the Result as "array" Instead of "string"

You can simply use,

$this->form_validation->error_array();

This is from the class reference documentation of CodeIgniter.

I have found one way myself by looking into the CodeIgniter code: I have extended the library CI_Form_validation like: -

class MY_Form_validation extends CI_Form_validation
{
    public function getErrorsArray()
    {
        return $this->_error_array;
    }
}

I know, this is a hack, but will serve my need for the time. I hope CodeIginter team soon come up with an interface to access that array.

The solution I like best doesn't involve adding a function anywhere or extending the validation library:

$validator =& _get_validation_object();
$error_messages = $validator->_error_array;

Reference: http://thesimplesynthesis.com/post/how-to-get-form-validation-errors-as-an-array-in-codeigniter/

You should be able to call this at any point in your code. Also, it's worth noting there is a newer thread that discusses this as well.

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