Change default required inline message

Question

Hi,
I am trying to change the default text that appear next to a component which i check as required. Instead of saying
Validation Error: "emailTextField": Value is required.
I want it to say:
Please Enter you email address
I tried to change the change the code according to what the customvalidator tutorial suggest:
String s = java.lang.String.valueOf(o);
if (s.equals(null)){
throw new ValidatorException(new FacesMessage("Please Enter Your email."));
I also tried this:
String s = java.lang.String.valueOf(o);
if (s.equalsIgnoreCase(""){
throw new ValidatorException(new FacesMessage("Please Enter Your email."));
neither worked whether i check required property for the text field or leave it blank. if i check it i get the default message, if i don't, i don't get any messages returned.
Please help!

Answer 1

My guess is that you have still set the 'required' property on the component, in addition to adding your own custom validator - and the required is throwing that message.
Did you see the new tutorial:
Customizing a Standard Validator Message
I think it does exactly what you are describing... give it a look!
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