phalcon/cphalcon · error · Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Exceptions\MissingMethodName

You must specify methodName for handler or pass Closure as h

Error message

You must specify methodName for handler or pass Closure as handler

What it means

Error "You must specify methodName for handler or pass Closure as handler" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/Binder.zep:79

    /**
     * Phalcon\Mvc\Model\Binder constructor
     */
    public function __construct(<AdapterInterface> cache = null)
    {
        let this->cache = cache;
    }

    /**
     * Bind models into params in proper handler
     */
    public function bindToHandler(object handler, array params, string cacheKey,  string methodName = null) -> array
    {
        var paramKey, className, boundModel, paramsCache, paramValue;

        let this->originalValues = [];

        if unlikely (!(handler instanceof Closure) && methodName === null) {
            throw new MissingMethodName();
        }

        let this->boundModels = [];
        let paramsCache = this->getParamsFromCache(cacheKey);

        if typeof paramsCache == "array" {
            for paramKey, className in paramsCache {
                let paramValue = params[paramKey];
                let boundModel = this->findBoundModel(paramValue, className);
                let this->originalValues[paramKey] = paramValue;
                let params[paramKey] = boundModel;
                let this->boundModels[paramKey] = boundModel;
            }

            return params;
        }

        return this->getParamsFromReflection(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Mvc/Model/Binder.zep:79 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/9b6bb55aafc7e8ce. Report an issue: GitHub.