octobercms/october · error · Error

Cannot create Inspector container wrapper without a containe

Error message

Cannot create Inspector container wrapper without a container element.

What it means

Error "Cannot create Inspector container wrapper without a container element." thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/assets/foundation/controls/inspector/inspector.wrapper.container.js:14

/*
 * Inspector container wrapper.
 */
+function ($) { "use strict";

    // CLASS DEFINITION
    // ============================

    var Base = $.oc.inspector.wrappers.base,
        BaseProto = Base.prototype

    var InspectorContainer = function($element, surface, options) {
        if (!options.container) {
            throw new Error('Cannot create Inspector container wrapper without a container element.')
        }

        this.surfaceContainer = null

        Base.call(this, $element, surface, options)
    }

    InspectorContainer.prototype = Object.create(BaseProto)
    InspectorContainer.prototype.constructor = Base

    InspectorContainer.prototype.init = function() {
        this.registerHandlers()

        BaseProto.init.call(this)
    }

    InspectorContainer.prototype.dispose = function() {
        this.unregisterHandlers()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/assets/foundation/controls/inspector/inspector.wrapper.container.js:14 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f4f9274099838d09. Report an issue: GitHub.