---
name: "Curses::UI::Dialog::Error"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-curses-ui"
version: "0.9609-15"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Curses::UI::Dialog::Error"
---

# Curses::UI::Dialog::Error(3pm)

Create and manipulate error dialogs

## NAME

Curses::UI::Dialog::Error - Create and manipulate error dialogs

## CLASS HIERARCHY

```
 Curses::UI::Widget
    |
    +----Curses::UI::Container
            |
            +----Curses::UI::Window
                    |
                    +----Curses::UI::Dialog::Basic
                            |
                            +----Curses::UI::Dialog::Error
```

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Curses::UI;
    my $cui = new Curses::UI;
    my $win = $cui->add('window_id', 'Window');
    # The hard way.
    # -------------
    my $dialog = $win->add(
        'mydialog', 'Dialog::Error',
    -message   => 'The world has gone!'
    );
    $dialog->focus;
    $win->delete('mydialog');
    # The easy way (see Curses::UI documentation).
    # --------------------------------------------
    $cui->error(-message => 'The world has gone!');
    # or even:
    $cui->error('The world has gone!');
```

## DESCRIPTION

Curses::UI::Dialog::Error is a basic error dialog. It is almost the same as Curses::UI::Dialog::Basic, except for the fact that a warning sign is drawn to the left of the message using ASCII "art":

```
       _
      / \
     / ! \
    /_____\
```

Since this class is very closely related to the basic dialog, see Curses::UI::Dialog::Basic for a description of the options and methods that you can use.

## SEE ALSO

Curses::UI,  Curses::UI::Dialog::Basic

## AUTHOR

Copyright (c) 2001-2002 Maurice Makaay. All rights reserved.

Maintained by Marcus Thiesen (marcus@cpan.thiesenweb.de)

This package is free software and is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. It may be used, redistributed and/or modified under the same terms as perl itself.