public Object readField (String name) {

        Object o = null;
        Object[] fieldsArray;
        Field f = null;

        input = form.readString(name);
        form.writeString(name,input);
        try {
            fieldsArray = fields.toArray();
            for(int i = 0; i < fieldsArray.length; i++) {
                if(((Field)fieldsArray[i]).fieldName.compareTo(name) == 0) {
                    f = (Field)fieldsArray[i];
                    break;
                }
            }
            o = f.format.parseObject(input);
            try {form.writeString(name + "Error","");} // If a data check failed for this field previously, make the error message disappear.
            catch(Exception ComponentNotFoundException) {} // If not, catch the exception and move on.
        }
        catch(Exception ParseException) {
            try {form.writeString(name + "Error","Bad format, please re-enter.");} // If no previous errors, create new error message.
            catch(Exception ComponentNotFoundException) {form.addLabel(name + "Error","Bad format, please re-enter.",form.getX(name),form.getY(name)+25);} // Otherwise, update the old error message.
        }
        return o;

    }