[support] hook_form_alter() data changed in array but not on screen

[Jamie Holly]

Are you sure you have &$form and not just $form in your function 
declaration? I've had the same problem before and pulled my hair out 
just to realize I forgot the &.

Jamie Holly




Steve Edwards wrote:
> I'm trying to use hook_form_alter() to write data to a text field when 
> the form is first displayed, but for some reason I can't get the 
> values to display on the form itself.  I know I have the right 
> form_id, because dsm() displays all the data for that form.  What's 
> even weirder is that I can see the data being changed in the form 
> itself, but it just won't change on the screen.  I can also change the 
> weight of the field ($form['field_class_name']['#weight']=99;)
> and it relocates the position of the field on the screen accordingly.  
> But when, for instance, I change the #title and #description of the 
> field, the changes are changed in the arrary itself (I can see this by 
> putting a dsm() after changing the data), but the values on the screen 
> don't change.  I'm making similar changes to other forms within the 
> same hook function (different case statements), and they all work 
> fine.  I've cleared all my caches (Drupal and browser), but to no 
> avail.  Can anyone tell me why my form data isn't changing?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Steve
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