nextcloud/server · error · Sabre\DAV\Exception

Property "$name" has an invalid value of type {gettype($valu

Error message

Property "$name" has an invalid value of type {gettype($value)}

What it means

Error "Property "$name" has an invalid value of type {gettype($value)}" thrown in nextcloud/server.

Source

Thrown at apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php:650

				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, $value);
			} elseif (!is_object($value)) {
				throw new DavException(
					"Property \"$name\" has an invalid value of type " . gettype($value),
				);
			} else {
				if (!in_array($value::class, self::ALLOWED_SERIALIZED_CLASSES)) {
					throw new DavException(
						"Property \"$name\" has an invalid value of class " . $value::class,
					);
				}
			}
			$valueType = self::PROPERTY_TYPE_OBJECT;
			// serialize produces null character
			// these can not be properly stored in some databases and need to be replaced
			$value = str_replace(chr(0), '\x00', serialize($value));
		}
		return [$value, $valueType];
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at apps/dav/lib/DAV/CustomPropertiesBackend.php:650 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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