Error class not being set on form fields

Question

I have a complex for that for various reasons I am validating in the _submit hook instead of the _validate. This is working great with the exception that the error class isn't getting added to the form elements.

Is there something simple I am missing or do I need to use form_get_errors and set the classes myself?

(The reason I am doing validation in submit is because I want to save the form data regardless of if it is valid or not.)

Answer 1

The easiest thing to do, would be to save the form data in the validation step if the form has errors.

function form_validate(&$form, &$form_state) {
  // Validate
  if (form_get_errors()) {
    // This code is only run if the form has errors.
    // Save the form data
    db_query("...");
  }
}

Then you could raise the errors and let drupal do it's thing, and use the submit function for it's intended use: handle valid form data.

If you need to process the data this can be done in the validation step as well, as the info in the $form_state array will be carried to the form submit handler.