doctrine/orm · error · LogicException

No metadata for DQL alias: %s

Error message

No metadata for DQL alias: %s

What it means

Error "No metadata for DQL alias: %s" thrown in doctrine/orm.

Source

Thrown at src/Query/Parser.php:3529

        // getCustomStringFunction is case-insensitive
        $functionName  = $this->lexer->lookahead->value;
        $functionClass = $this->em->getConfiguration()->getCustomStringFunction($functionName);

        assert($functionClass !== null);

        $function = is_string($functionClass)
            ? new $functionClass($functionName)
            : $functionClass($functionName);

        $function->parse($this);

        return $function;
    }

    private function getMetadataForDqlAlias(string $dqlAlias): ClassMetadata
    {
        if (! isset($this->queryComponents[$dqlAlias]['metadata'])) {
            throw new LogicException(sprintf('No metadata for DQL alias: %s', $dqlAlias));
        }

        return $this->queryComponents[$dqlAlias]['metadata'];
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Query/Parser.php:3529 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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