MVC-GETERROR-001

$model->setError()

getError() / setError() on models and tables

setError/getError were the JError-era API. They linger in Joomla 3 components and fail silently or fatally once JError is gone.

$model->setError() → Exceptions

Dies at Joomla 3 → 4J3: Works nativelyJ4: Removed — fatalJ6: Removed — fatalBC plugin: no — already dead on J4Architecture change — no auto-fixMVC

What you will see

  • Call to undefined method ...::getError()

Symptoms people search

save fails with no message · getError empty

Replace this code

Swap $model->setError() for Exceptions.

Joomla 3

Remove or stop calling this

if (!$table->store()) {
    $this->setError($table->getError());
    return false;
}

Joomla 4 / 6

Use this instead

try {
    $table->store();
} catch (\RuntimeException $e) {
    $this->setError($e->getMessage()); // better: throw
    throw $e;
}

How to fix it

  1. 1Throw on failure.
  2. 2Stop returning false plus getError() as the only signal.

Also known as

getError · setError

There is no 1:1 swap for this one. The architecture changed. If you cannot rewrite it, Infyways can.

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