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

[Steve Edwards]

I had actually already done this.  I'm using uc_node_checkout, and the 
module weight for it in the system table is 100, so I set mine to 999.  
Mine is the highest weight in the table.

Steve

Marc Poris wrote:
> Some other module is probably having its hook_form_alter() come after 
> yours.  Try setting your module's weight greater than all other 
> modules and/or rename your module so it comes later alphabetically.
>
>
> Steve Edwards wrote:
>> Thanks for the suggestion.  Yes, it is &$form.  As I stated below, 
>> I'm already modifying other forms in the same function, and they are 
>> working fine.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>> Jamie Holly wrote:
>>> Are you sure you have &$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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