[4.x] In Craft 5, a nested entry whose entry type has since been deleted from Craft throws an error on the back-end and the front-end

[gregorydavidjenkins]

Description

Deleting an entry type that is already being used inside of a ckeditor field throws an error when you go back and try to edit the entry that has that ckeditor field. I suppose some graceful failing of the nested entry (not existing, or other things going wrong) is needed here.

Steps to reproduce

1. Create an entry type (X)
2. Create a ckeditor field which is allowed to create entries of that type
3. Add that field to a field layout for an entry type (Y)
4. Create an entry (A) of type Y which has that ckeditor field in it's layout.
5. Use the ckeditor to Create an entry (B) of type X nested inside of the ckeditor content.
6. (So far so good)
7. Delete entry type X (the whole entry type, not the entry)
8. Trying to edit that entry (A) results in an error (below).
9. Visiting the entry's URL on the front-end results in the same error.

Additional info

• Craft version: 5.0.0-beta.5
• PHP version: 8.2.16
• Database driver & version: MySQL 8.0.32
• Plugins & versions: CKEditor | 4.0.0-beta.7

Error

craft\elements\Entry::getType(): Return value must be of type craft\models\EntryType, null returned

[brandonkelly]

Thanks for reporting that! It’s now fixed in 4.0.1. You’ll also need to be on Craft 5.0.0-beta.8 or later for the fix to fully work.

[gregorydavidjenkins]

Thank you!