octobercms/october · error · Error

Cannot find editor for property ${property}

Error message

Cannot find editor for property ${property}

What it means

Error "Cannot find editor for property ${property}" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/assets/foundation/controls/inspector/inspector.surface.js:890

                value = externalParameterEditor.getValue()
                value = '{{ ' + value + ' }}'
            }

            result[property.property] = value
        }

        return result
    }

    Surface.prototype.getValidValues = function() {
        var allValues = this.getValues(),
            result = {}

        for (var property in allValues) {
            var editor = this.findPropertyEditor(property)

            if (!editor) {
                throw new Error('Cannot find editor for property ' + property)
            }

            var externalEditor = this.findExternalParameterEditor(property)
            if (externalEditor && externalEditor.isEditorVisible() && !externalEditor.validate(true)) {
                result[property] = $.oc.inspector.invalidProperty
                continue
            }

            if (!editor.validate(true)) {
                result[property] = $.oc.inspector.invalidProperty
                continue
            }

            result[property] = allValues[property]
        }

        return result
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/assets/foundation/controls/inspector/inspector.surface.js:890 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/e9b90e14ee700b47. Report an issue: GitHub.