Overview

A simple module for developers allowing a user to specify custom message displayed when required form element empty.

See https://www.drupal.org/node/742344 for D8 discussion.

Features

• Set custom error message:

  $form['message'] = array(
    '#type' => 'textarea',
    '#title' => t('Message'),
    '#required' => TRUE,
    '#required_error' => t('Please enter a message.'),
  );
  

• Works with any form element.

Installation and configuration

• Required Error Message (required_error) module as usual (https://www.drupal.org/documentation/install/modules-themes/modules-7).
• Add #required_error to a form element.