bevyengine/bevy · error · FunctionRegistrationError

function name is missing

Error message

function name is missing

What it means

FunctionRegistrationError::MissingName — the function being registered has no name (e.g. it was created without one), and the registry requires a name key. Provide a name via the registration API before inserting.

Source

Thrown at crates/bevy_reflect/src/func/error.rs:79

        "argument signature `{:?}` has too many arguments (max {})",
        0,
        ArgCount::MAX_COUNT
    )]
    TooManyArguments(ArgumentSignature),
}

/// An error that occurs when registering a function into a [`FunctionRegistry`].
///
/// [`FunctionRegistry`]: crate::func::FunctionRegistry
#[derive(Debug, Error, PartialEq)]
pub enum FunctionRegistrationError {
    /// A function with the given name has already been registered.
    ///
    /// Contains the duplicate function name.
    #[error("a function has already been registered with name {0:?}")]
    DuplicateName(Cow<'static, str>),
    /// The function is missing a name by which it can be registered.
    #[error("function name is missing")]
    MissingName,
}

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Solutions

  1. Give the function a name before registering (e.g. with_name)
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/bevy_reflect/src/func/error.rs:79 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.


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