{"record":{"id":"7073e3f178fc3786","repo":"FyroxEngine/Fyrox","slug":"unable-to-create-property-editor-instance-reason","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Unable to create property editor instance: Reason {e:?}","messagePattern":"Unable to create property editor instance: Reason (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"fyrox-ui/src/inspector/mod.rs","lineNumber":1451,"sourceCode":"                                property_editor: editor,\n                                property_value_type_id: definition.property_editor.value_type_id(),\n                                property_editor_definition_container: definition_container.clone(),\n                                property_name: info.name.to_string(),\n                                property_display_name: info.display_name.to_string(),\n                                property_tag: info.tag.to_string(),\n                                property_debug_output: field_text.clone(),\n                                property_container: container,\n                                property_path,\n                            });\n\n                            if info.read_only {\n                                ctx[editor].set_enabled(false);\n                            }\n\n                            container\n                        }\n                        Err(e) => {\n                            Log::err(format!(\n                                \"Unable to create property editor instance: Reason {e:?}\"\n                            ));\n                            make_simple_property_container(\n                                create_header(ctx, info.display_name, 0.0, None, layer_index),\n                                TextBuilder::new(WidgetBuilder::new().on_row(i).on_column(1))\n                                    .with_wrap(WrapMode::Word)\n                                    .with_vertical_text_alignment(VerticalAlignment::Center)\n                                    .with_text(format!(\n                                        \"Unable to create property \\\n                                                    editor instance: Reason {e:?}\"\n                                    ))\n                                    .build(ctx),\n                                &description,\n                                name_column_width,\n                                false,\n                                ctx,\n                            )\n                        }","sourceCodeStart":1433,"sourceCodeEnd":1469,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/FyroxEngine/Fyrox/blob/76c91aad8eca488ce527b1af707be8b3b24ad72d/fyrox-ui/src/inspector/mod.rs#L1433-L1469","documentation":"The Inspector builds one property editor widget per property of the inspected object. If creating the editor for a property fails (e.g. no editor definition is registered for the property's type), it falls back to a simple text placeholder and logs this error.","triggerScenarios":"Inspecting an object with a property whose type has no registered property editor definition; a custom editor definition returned Err from its constructor; type erased via reflection not matching any known editor.","commonSituations":"Adding a new struct/enum type to an inspected object without registering an editor for it; version upgrades where editor definitions moved or were removed; generic/newtype wrappers lacking editor support.","solutions":["Register a property editor definition for the property's type (implement/implement a custom editor via PropertyEditorDefinition)","Use a supported type or add a #[derive] attribute hint (e.g. value editors like number/text) the inspector understands","Read the `Reason` in the message to see exactly why the editor construction failed","As a stopgap, inspect the property manually or exclude it from the inspected object"],"exampleFix":"// before (no editor registered for MyType)\nstruct MyType { x: f32 }\n// after: expose an editor-supported inner value instead\nstruct MyType { x: f32 } // register:\ninspector.editors.register(MyType::type_uuid(), MyTypeEditorDefinition::default());","handlingStrategy":"fallback","validationCode":"// Check editor support before inspecting:\n// if inspector.editors.definition(MyType::type_uuid()).is_none() { register(...) }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Register editor definitions for every new type added to inspected objects","Prefer editor-supported primitive types for inspected fields","Read the Reason in the log to identify the missing editor"],"tags":["ui","inspector","property-editor"],"backgroundTag":"resource-not-found","analyzedSha":"76c91aad8eca488ce527b1af707be8b3b24ad72d","analyzedAt":"2026-09-10T16:04:01.633Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-10T16:04:01.633Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}