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Status messages
Fb:error
Description
Renders a standard Facebook error message. The content within the <fb:error> tags is used as the error message
text.
Attributes
Required Name Type Description
required message
string
The heading text to display in the error box. Alternately, you can specify the
heading text using an fb:message child.
optional decoration
string
Customize the appearance of the error by choosing among two styles:
no_padding - Removes the 20 pixels of padding that surrounds the error
message by default.
shorten - Removes the 20 pixels of padding from the bottom of the error
message.
Examples
<fb:error message="Error message" />
<fb:error>
<fb:message>Error message</fb:message>
This is the error message text.
</fb:error>
Notes
The error must contain at least one fb:message child or the message attribute as the heading text.
See Also
You can see a real world example of this tag in the Who's Showing Up demo application. Go to Demos for more
details and to download and install the demo apps
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