From 676a0dd74409e7e838b94484ef9ba066dcf6db91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michiel Vugteveen <michiel@it-can.nl>
Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 10:10:34 +0100
Subject: updated error_array #565

---
 system/libraries/Form_validation.php                | 14 ++++++++++++++
 user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst                 |  1 +
 user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst |  9 +++++++++
 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
index 2ee734ae6..5069a44c1 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Form_validation.php
@@ -234,6 +234,20 @@ class CI_Form_validation {
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+	/**
+	 * Get Array of Error Messages
+	 *
+	 * Returns the error messages as an array
+	 *
+	 * @return	array
+	 */
+	public function error_array()
+	{
+		return $this->_error_array;
+	}
+
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	/**
 	 * Error String
 	 *
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index d652f1cbd..6505e7489 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ Release Date: Not Released
    -  Minor speed optimizations and method & property visibility declarations in the Calendar Library.
    -  Removed SHA1 function in the :doc:`Encryption Library <libraries/encryption>`.
    -  Added $config['csrf_regeneration'] to the CSRF protection in the :doc:`Security library <libraries/security>`, which makes token regeneration optional.
+   -  Added function error_array() to return all error messages as an array in the Form_validation class.
 
 -  Core
 
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
index e7875bc22..09a192bb0 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/form_validation.rst
@@ -930,6 +930,15 @@ $this->form_validation->set_message();
 
 		Permits you to set custom error messages. See :ref:`setting-error-messages`
 
+$this->form_validation->error_array();
+========================================
+	
+	.. php:method:: error_array ()
+
+		:rtype: Array
+
+		Returns the error messages as an array.
+
 .. _helper-functions:
 
 ****************
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