Allow strings to be returned as errors in set()-based verification

diff --git a/api.php b/api.php
index 19fb408dc91c9c5b357b7e43d92390fe7b84d590..69cc33542fd1cf35784eaa7c4f8a280219aaec0e 100644 (file)
--- a/api.php
+++ b/api.php
@@ -275,9 +275,16 @@ class API
                                $verify = $this->{$this->fields["$field"][F_VERIFY]}($field);
                        }
                        
-                       if (!$verify)
+                       if ($verify !== true)
                        {
-                               $this->error(sprintf($this->registry->modules['localize']->string('Validation of %1$s failed'), $field));
+                               if ($verify === false)
+                               {
+                                       $this->error(sprintf($this->registry->modules['localize']->string('Validation of %1$s failed'), $field));
+                               }
+                               else
+                               {
+                                       $this->error($verify);
+                               }
                        }
                }
        }