View source for JObject/getError

===Description===
Get the most recent error message.





===Syntax===
<source lang="php">getError($i=null, $toString=true)</source>

 {| class="wikitable"
|-
!Parameter Name
!Default Value
!Description
|-
| $i
| null
|  $i Option error index. 
|-
| $toString
| true
|  $toString Indicates if  objects should return their error message. 
|}

===Returns===
string Error message 

===Defined in===
libraries/joomla/base/object.php
===Importing===
<source lang="php">jimport( 'joomla.base.object' );</source>

===Source Body===
<source lang="php">
public function getError($i = null, $toString = true)
{
        // Find the error
        if ($i === null)
        {
                // Default, return the last message
                $error = end($this->_errors);
        }
        else if (!array_key_exists($i, $this->_errors))
        {
                // If $i has been specified but does not exist, return false
                return false;
        }
        else {
                $error  = $this->_errors[$i];
        }

        // Check if only the string is requested
        if (JError::isError($error) && $toString) {
                return (string)$error;
        }

        return $error;
}
</source>




===Examples===
=== Code Examples ===
<dpl>
 noresultsheader=\n
 category=getError
 category=JObject
 namespace=CodeExample
 category=MethodExample
 include=*
 format= ,,,
</dpl>