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Where is class $tableClass defined?

$tableClass is a variable. You won't find a class named "tableClass". It's just a placeholder for the real class name which will be generated at the beginning of the getInstance method. Take a look ...
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JTable return associative array instead of object

$table->getProperties() already returns an array. You need to remove ArrayHelper::toObject() call which converts the array to an object.
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Delete items of database via CLI

It's been awhile since I've done this, but as I recall putting this within doExecute should do what you want. $basePath = JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR.'/components/com_content'; require_once $basePath.'/...
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Find user by email

Joomla\CMS\Table\User::load() can only load rows by user ID. Use database query to get user ID by email and pass it to table's load() method: $db = JFactory::getDbo(); $query = $db->getQuery(true) ...
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Why does Joomla have both models and tables?

Class JTable is created to work strictly on database object. Table object should create,modify,delete,check data in database. It can be used in many models, helpers, modules. Single model some times ...
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Working with Entities and Repositories in Joomla

I don't know if there is a better way. Joomla has been developed more in a historic way, whereas both Symfony1 and 2 had a clean slate approach. They are also build for different purposes, Joomla's ...
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Save JINPUT to JTable via CLI AND web-backend

You must find an solution to bind the Data from input to the TableObject, thats all. $dataToStore=array('creationdate'=> $input->get('creationdate')); $row = JTable::getInstance('Item','...
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Question about JTable::getInstance in libraries/joomla/table/table.php file

Joomla is flexible and relaxed with the physical storage of Table-Classes. The dirty way (I think you do not use a debugger) is to rewrite the following line $paths = self::addIncludePath(); to: ...
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Joomla: How to insert $jinput to JTable::store via CLI?

I'm not sure if I'm understanding the question or not, but here's an example of code that I routinely use from the CLI using the model for saving/creating articles in #__content, hopefully it will ...
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storing id using JTables

Your $data needs to be just column names, not with any values. $data = array('articleId', 'title', 'sharetoken'); and $values dosen't have correct id right now, since your are quoting just pasic ...
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Strange behavior with dates

I looked at the code for this. JDate::dateformat is public, which means ANY code can modify the value. I would start doing a grep/search through my source tree (and any plugins/modules/libraries) to ...
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Use JTable to save frontend-data

Let me explain how joomla works imo. Controllers are for creating / executing route and calling model for some work. In controller you have method called save but it's preprocess $_POST aka $data ...
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Joomla core table names for JTable::getInstance?

Class name is TemplatesTableStyle. But since it's not a core class, you have to register it: JLoader::register('TemplatesTableStyle', JPATH_ADMINISTRATOR . '/components/com_templates/tables/style.php'...
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Joomla 3.9 replace zero dates with null on save/checkin (mysql zero date deprecated)

With thanks to @glenn-arkell who pointed me in the right direction, for j3.9 this works to stop Joomla writing '0000-00-00 00:00:00' into the checked_out_time field. For other fields (eg modified and ...
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JTable, new row doesn't get inserted with table->save method

save() calls store(). Store() works like this: If a primary key value is set the row with that primary key value will be updated with the instance property values. If no primary key value is set a new ...
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J4. Table class in controller

Use the MVC factory. Joomla\CMS\Table\Table::addIncludePath() call is not needed in J4 style components. $table = $this->factory->createTable('Espacios', 'Administrator');
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I want to display a form with the data added already

There is a method $form->setProperty() which does this.
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Joomla 3.9 replace zero dates with null on save/checkin (mysql zero date deprecated)

Some added suggestions around null dates - I came upon the need to remove a date from a datetime field using the standard Table from the Model class. This makes the removal of a date nice and clean. ...
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where is JTable defined?

JTable is an alias to Joomla\CMS\Table\Table class defined in libraries/src/Table/Table.php.
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Store category record using JTable instance from controller

I get the solution by the help of @mickmackusa and using this forum link https://forum.joomla.org/viewtopic.php?t=592653. My final code is now $table = JTable::getInstance('Category'); $data = ...
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Save failed with the following error: Unknown column 'created' in 'field list'

You must have missed something when adapting the files to your table structure. Run a search for created through the files. It could be this line in /administrator/com_banners/tables/banner.php: $...
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Programmatically update Menu Item in Component

If the menu item already exists then you don't need jtablenested at all - you should just update the fields directly in the database. What you do need is the menu item's id in Joomla's menu table. ...
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Load from JTable with some null values

May need some more detail on the db structure here. For example, if I understand you correctly that you have defined three fields in the db as 'must be unique,' any database that correctly follows the ...
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How to use look-up tables in a custom component?

All of the 3 ways (models, JTable, helper class) are legit ways in Joomla to solve your problem. I would probably make a JTable class for your look up table (for CRUD operations) and add models (list ...
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After upgrade to 3.5: return $row->id (last saved item) does not work

The problem is solved. On Joomla 3.5 the PDO driver does not return an id. This is discussed and will be solved: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/9534
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Why is there no rebuild() function call after deleting a usergroup?

The question would be if there is a need to rebuild the structure after a deletion. In my opinion, only new items force a rebuild and usergroup deletion does not require a rebuild. If you find a ...
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Using tags: JTable::store() returns false

First of all this: if(!empty($this->dateofbirth)) // Prepare DOB to be saved in database { // Set this to a format the sql-table is able to save $date = JFactory::getDate($this->...
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Store data to other table and get the id

The problem is solved. On Joomla 3.5 the PDO driver does not return an id. This is discussed and will be solved: https://github.com/joomla/joomla-cms/issues/9534
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Store data to other table and get the id

To get the last insertId use: $newID = $row->insertId(); Here is the documentation You have to call it just after $store = $row->store();
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JTable - Access properties that does not belongs to the specified table

From my understanding you should be using multiple JTable instances in your model when you have multiple tables. Take a look at these models in the CMS they might give you some direction for how to ...
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