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TypeError when deleting a content type

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Created on 31 July 2025, 13 days ago

Problem/Motivation

When I delete a content type I get this exception:

TypeError: Cannot assign null to property Drupal\navigation_extra\Plugin\Menu\TranslatedMenuLink::$entity of type Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityInterface in Drupal\navigation_extra\Plugin\Menu\TranslatedMenuLink->__construct() (line 49 of modules/contrib/navigation_extra/src/Plugin/Menu/TranslatedMenuLink.php).
Drupal\navigation_extra\Plugin\Menu\TranslatedMenuLink->__construct() (Line: 62)
Drupal\navigation_extra\Plugin\Menu\TranslatedMenuLink::create() (Line: 21)
Drupal\Core\Plugin\Factory\ContainerFactory->createInstance() (Line: 196)
Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkManager->createInstance() (Line: 91)
Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree->createInstances() (Line: 86)
Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree->createInstances() (Line: 68)
Drupal\Core\Menu\MenuLinkTree->load() (Line: 86)
Drupal\navigation\Plugin\Block\NavigationMenuBlock->build() (Line: 106)
Drupal\layout_builder\EventSubscriber\BlockComponentRenderArray->onBuildRender() (Line: 206)
Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher->callListeners() (Line: 56)
Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher->dispatch() (Line: 90)
Drupal\layout_builder\SectionComponent->toRenderArray() (Line: 88)
Drupal\layout_builder\Section->toRenderArray() (Line: 123)
Drupal\navigation\NavigationRenderer->doBuildNavigation()
call_user_func_array() (Line: 107)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doTrustedCallback() (Line: 871)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doCallback() (Line: 409)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRender() (Line: 245)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRenderRoot() (Line: 141)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->{closure:Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer::renderInIsolation():140}() (Line: 622)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->executeInRenderContext() (Line: 140)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->renderInIsolation() (Line: 167)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->doRenderPlaceholder() (Line: 204)
Drupal\Core\Render\Renderer->renderPlaceholder() (Line: 730)
Drupal\big_pipe\Render\BigPipe->renderPlaceholder() (Line: 500)
Drupal\big_pipe\Render\BigPipe->{closure:Drupal\big_pipe\Render\BigPipe::sendPlaceholders():500}()
Fiber->start() (Line: 507)
Drupal\big_pipe\Render\BigPipe->sendPlaceholders() (Line: 256)
Drupal\big_pipe\Render\BigPipe->sendContent() (Line: 116)
Drupal\big_pipe\Render\BigPipeResponse->sendContent() (Line: 397)
Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response->send() (Line: 20)

Steps to reproduce

Go to content type with Navigation Extra enabled and delete one

Proposed resolution

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Version

1.0

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Created by

🇮🇹Italy maicol07

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  • Issue created by @maicol07
  • Comment 13 days ago →
    🇮🇳India vinodhini.e chennai

    vinodhini.e → made their first commit to this issue’s fork.

  • Merge request !13Issue #3539051: TypeError when deleting a content type → (Open) created by Unnamed author
  • Comment 13 days ago →
    🇮🇳India vinodhini.e chennai

    Hi, I have tested this module on Drupal 11.2.2.

    I encountered a fatal error when an entity referenced in a menu item was deleted.

    To resolve this, I updated the TranslatedMenuLink.php file by making the $entity property nullable and adding a check to ensure both entity_type and entity_id are set before attempting to load the entity.

    This avoids the TypeError when the entity is missing or deleted and ensures graceful fallback behavior for title, description, and cache methods.

    After applying the changes, the issue is resolved and the menu works correctly without throwing errors.

    Please review and let me know if anything further needs to be added or adjusted. Thanks.

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  • Comment 5 days ago →
    bhogue

    Confirming the fix as described in the comment above. Applied the patch, deleted the Article content type on a fresh D10.5.1 installation. No errors.

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