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# HTML_QuickForm::getElementValue()

HTML_QuickForm::getElementValue() -- Returns the element's raw value

## Synopsis

    require_once 'HTML/QuickForm.php';

``mixed &HTML_QuickForm::getElementValue` (string $element)`

## Description

Returns the element's raw value such as submitted by the form (not filtered), set by setDefaults() or setConstants().

## Parameter

string `$element`

  Element name

## Return value

return element value

## 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::getElementValue() | Tried to get a value of a non-existant element | Check the element's name spelling

## Note

since 2.0

This function can not be called statically.

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