octobercms/october · error · SystemException

The display name cannot be empty.

Error message

The display name cannot be empty.

What it means

Error "The display name cannot be empty." thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/dashboard/classes/ReportDimension.php:120

     * Use this column to provide a user-friendly label for the dimension, e.g., "product_name".
     * If this argument is not provided, the value of $databaseColumnName is used as the dimension label.
     */
    public function __construct(
        string $code,
        string $databaseColumnName,
        string $displayName,
        ?string $labelColumnName = null
    ) {
        if (!strlen($code)) {
            throw new SystemException('The dimension code cannot be empty.');
        }

        if (!strlen($databaseColumnName)) {
            throw new SystemException('The database column name cannot be empty.');
        }

        if (!strlen($displayName)) {
            throw new SystemException('The display name cannot be empty.');
        }

        $knownTypes = [
            ReportDimension::TYPE_INDICATOR
        ];

        $dimensionType = null;
        $codeParts = explode('@', $code);
        if (count($codeParts) === 2) {
            $dimensionType = $codeParts[0];
        }

        if ($dimensionType !== null && !in_array($dimensionType, $knownTypes)) {
            throw new SystemException('Unknown dimension type: ' . $dimensionType);
        }

        $this->code = $code;
        $this->databaseColumnName = $databaseColumnName;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/dashboard/classes/ReportDimension.php:120 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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