# \[Proposal\] Add validation tooltip message to ALL fields

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-add-validation-tooltip-message-to-all-fields/83229>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Tags:** editor\
**Created:** [27 November 2023 18:49 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-add-validation-tooltip-message-to-all-fields/83229 "2023-11-27T18:49:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [29 November 2023 18:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/proposal-add-validation-tooltip-message-to-all-fields/83229/4 "2023-11-29T18:06:08Z")

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@knolleary, @dceejay,  
To generate the tooltip there are two possibilities:

1. In typedInput `validate` and the returned value is a boolean
2. In `validateNodeEditorProperty` but the `validate` function (PR#4455) must return a string

The advantage of the second is that it's centralized, the disadvantage is for backward compatibility. What is the best approach?

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