octobercms/october · error · SystemException

Form behavior does not contain a field for ':field'.

Error message

Form behavior does not contain a field for ':field'.

What it means

Error "Form behavior does not contain a field for ':field'." thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php:436

            $sqlCondition = str_replace(["':value'", "':filtered'", ':filtered'], ':value', $sqlCondition);

            $query->whereRaw(DbDongle::parse($sqlCondition, [
                'value' => $scopeValue
            ]));
            return;
        }

        $query->where($scope->valueFrom ?: $scope->scopeName, $scopeValue);
    }

    /**
     * renderScopeElement for a scope
     */
    public function renderScopeElement($scope)
    {
        if (is_string($scope)) {
            if (!isset($this->allScopes[$scope])) {
                throw new SystemException(Lang::get(
                    'backend::lang.form.missing_definition',
                    compact('scope')
                ));
            }

            $scope = $this->allScopes[$scope];
        }

        return $this->makePartial('scope_' . $scope->type, [
            'scope' => $scope,
        ]);
    }

    /**
     * renderScopeFormElement
     */
    public function renderScopeFormElement($scope)
    {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php:436 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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