# 3.2.1 ## Upgrading FormField validation messages generated by the `Validator` class will now be automatically XML encoded before being rendered alongside an invalid field. If a validation message in a custom `Validator` instance should be rendered as literal HTML, then the $message parameter for `Validator::validationError` should be passed as an instance of `HTMLText` For example: :::php class MyCustomValidator extends Validator { public function php($data) { $this->validationError( 'EmailAddress', DBField::create_field('HTMLText', "Invalid email. Please sign up at this page") ); } }