Change text of Please fill out this field tooltip in Joomla 3

Question

It is set by default that when I create input fields and set them to be required, when users don't fill in anything, they got a massage:

Please fill out this field

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I am creating a website with Joomla, and this tooltip pops out in every browser displaying the above text. How to change the text.

I tried to look up in Joomla language ini files, but no success. Is there some easy way to change this, or some advice where it could be?

Answer 1

This is not a Joomla string, it's the message displayed by the HTML5 required attribute. To change the message you have to check the loads of suggestions in the following questions:

• HTML5 form required attribute. Set custom validation message?
• How to change default “please fill out this field” in two field

Answer 2

if you are writing your own component (or module/plugin), it sounds like this is the description - field in the form-xml for your component. If the form is auto-generated from a component-creator, the file should be found in /(administrator/)components/com_yourcomponent/models/forms

but some more info on where/what you are doing would help.

regards Jonas