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# HTML_QuickForm::exportValues()

HTML_QuickForm::exportValues() -- Returns "safe" elements' values

## Synopsis

    require_once 'HTML/QuickForm.php';

``array HTML_QuickForm::exportValues` ([mixed $elementList = `NULL`])`

## Description

Returns the values for the form elements. First it tries to return filtered submitted values, if there were none then it takes the values set by setDefaults() or setConstants().

Unlike getSubmitValues(), this will return only the values corresponding to the elements added to the form and only the values that could actually be submitted: if we have 'Yes'/'No' radiobuttons 'Maybe' will not be considered a valid submit value. You also cannot get values for file elements via this method.

## Parameter

mixed `$elementList`

  Array/string of element names, whose values we want. If not set then return all elements.

## Return value

return An assoc array of elements' values

## Throws

Table 41-1. Possible PEAR_Error values

Error code | Error message | Reason | Solution
--- | --- | --- | ---
`QUICKFORM_NONEXIST_ELEMENT` | Element '`$element`' does not exist in HTML_QuickForm::exportValue() | Tried to get a value of a non-existant element | Check the element's name spelling

## Note

since 3.1

This function can not be called statically.

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