nextcloud/server · error · Sabre\DAV\Exception

Property "$name" has an invalid value: {$e->getMessage()}

Error message

Property "$name" has an invalid value: {$e->getMessage()}

What it means

Error "Property "$name" has an invalid value: {$e->getMessage()}" thrown in nextcloud/server.

Source

Thrown at apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php:630

	/**
	 * @throws ParseException If parsing a \Sabre\DAV\Xml\Property\Complex value fails
	 * @throws DavException If the property value is invalid
	 */
	private function encodeValueForDatabase(string $path, string $name, mixed $value): array {
		// Try to parse a more specialized property type first
		if ($value instanceof Complex) {
			$xml = $this->xmlService->write($name, [$value], $this->server->getBaseUri());
			$value = $this->xmlService->parse($xml, $this->server->getBaseUri()) ?? $value;
		}

		if ($name === '{urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:caldav}schedule-default-calendar-URL') {
			$value = $this->encodeDefaultCalendarUrl($value);
		}

		try {
			$this->validateProperty($path, $name, $value);
		} catch (DavException $e) {
			throw new DavException(
				"Property \"$name\" has an invalid value: " . $e->getMessage(),
				0,
				$e,
			);
		}

		if (is_scalar($value)) {
			$valueType = self::PROPERTY_TYPE_STRING;
		} elseif ($value instanceof Complex) {
			$valueType = self::PROPERTY_TYPE_XML;
			$value = $value->getXml();
		} elseif ($value instanceof Href) {
			$valueType = self::PROPERTY_TYPE_HREF;
			$value = $value->getHref();
		} else {
			if (is_array($value)) {
				// For array only allow scalar values
				self::checkIsArrayOfScalar($name, $value);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php:630 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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