Zend_Form -> Nicely change setRequired() validate message

Question

Say I create a text element like this:

$firstName = new Zend_Form_Element_Text(\'firstName\');
$firstName->setRequired(true);

Whats

Answer 1

Zend_Form sets the required validation error as 'isEmpty', so you can override its message using setErrorMessages(). For example:

//Your Required Element
$element->setRequired(true)->setErrorMessages(array(
'isEmpty'=>'Please fill this field'
));

It worked for me, using ZF 1.11