phalcon/cphalcon · error · Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Behavior\Exceptions\MissingRequiredOption

The option 'field' is required

Error message

The option 'field' is required

What it means

Error "The option 'field' is required" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/Behavior/Timestampable.zep:51

        /**
         * Check if the developer decided to take action here
         */
        if this->mustTakeAction(type) !== true {
            return null;
        }

        let options = this->getOptions(type);

        if typeof options != "array" {
            return;
        }

        /**
         * The field name is required in this behavior
         */
        if unlikely !fetch field, options["field"] {
            throw new MissingRequiredOption("field");
        }

        let timestamp = this->getTimestamp(options);

        /**
         * Assign the value to the field, use writeAttribute() if the property
         * is protected
         */
        if unlikely typeof field == "array" {
            for singleField in field {
                model->writeAttribute(singleField, timestamp);
            }
        } else {
            model->writeAttribute(field, timestamp);
        }
    }

    private function getTimestamp(array options)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/Behavior/Timestampable.zep:51 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phalcon/cphalcon@b7419de9cd (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/d17ea1abf2db8b82. Report an issue: GitHub.