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  1. XWiki Platform
  2. XWIKI-23142

Rendering error is not clear when inserting a wrong Root parameter in Children Macro and Page Tree Macro

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
    • Major
    • None
    • 16.10.6, 17.3.0-rc-1
    • None
    • Windows 11 Pro, Firefox 137, using an instance of XWiki 16.10.6 on PostgreSQL 17, Tomcat 9.0.104
    • Unknown

    Description

      Steps to reproduce

      1. Edit the Sandbox.WebHome page in WYSIWYG mode
      2. Click on Insert > Other Macros > Children
      3. Click 'Select'
      4. Insert a Root parameter, like xwiki:Sandbox
      5. Click 'Submit'

      Expected results

      The macro is inserted with the children being displayed. No errors occur in the logs.

      Actual results

      The following error is displayed in XWiki console:

      2025-04-28 19:04:16,501 [http-nio-1115-exec-2 - http://localhost:1115/xwiki/bin/get/Sandbox/WebHome?] ERROR o.a.v.rendering                - Left side ($childNodeIds.size()) of comparison operation has null value at xwiki:XWiki.DocumentTreeMacros[line 179, column 29]

      No pages are displayed on the macro.

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          is related to

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. XWIKI-23152 Provide picker for tree macros using entityType:entityReference format

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open
          relates to

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. XWIKI-23041 Allow choosing the parent page for the children macro

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

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              surli Simon Urli
              iandriuta Ilie Andriuta
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