Ox.FormItem = function(options, self) {

    var self = self || {},
        that = new Ox.Element('div', self)
            .defaults({
                element: null,
                error: '',
            })
            .options(options || {})
            .addClass('OxFormItem')
            .append(self.options.element);

    self.$message = new Ox.Element()
        .addClass('OxFormMessage')
        .appendTo(that);

    that.setMessage = function(message) {
        self.$message.html(message)[message !== '' ? 'show' : 'hide']();
    }

    that.value = function() {
        return self.options.element.value();
    };

    return that;

}