TYPO3 Core

Maybe this is already resolved in current master?
https://forge.typo3.org/issues/71346

renderType for select types IS mandatory. documentation will be adapted in this regard.

Christian Kuhn wrote:

renderType for select types IS mandatory. documentation will be adapted in this regard.

Thanks, then this Ticket can be closed.
Maybe someone will add a ticket for the documentation?

Sorry, but I dont think it can be closed. For me the error is the same (TYPO3 7.6.0, PHP 5.6.10). No problem in TYPO3 6.2.

Errormessage in the BE is:
Unknown type: select

Part of TCA is:
$GLOBALS['TCA']['tx_productselection_domain_model_product'] = array(
(...)
'columns' => array(
(...)
'category' => array(
'exclude' => 1,
'label' => 'LLL:EXT:productselection/Resources/Private/Language/locallang_db.xlf:tx_productselection_domain_model_product.category',
'config' => array(
'type' => 'select',
'items' => array(
array('cat0', 0),
array('cat1', 1),
array('cat2', 2),
array('cat3', 3),
array('cat4', 4),
),
'size' => 1,
'maxitems' => 1,
'eval' => 'required'
),
),
(...)

deprecation.log:
20-11-15 03:23: TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::loadNewTcaColumnsConfigFiles() - since TYPO3 CMS 7, will be removed in TYPO3 CMS 8. Table definition should be moved to <your_extension>/Configuration/TCA/<table_name> - call_user_func#21 // {closure}# // TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Http\Application->run#20 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Bootstrap->handleRequest#94 // TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Http\AjaxRequestHandler->handleRequest#302 // TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Http\AjaxRequestHandler->boot#85 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Core\Bootstrap->loadExtensionTables#142 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::loadExtTables#972 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Frontend\PhpFrontend->requireOnce#1863 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Cache\Backend\SimpleFileBackend->requireOnce#77 // require_once(typo3temp/Cache/Code/cache_core/ext_tables_cbd8771543c081b4b10f529444b0bf37f1b091bb.php),rc-7.6.0/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Cache/Backend/SimpleFileBackend.php#382 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\ExtensionManagementUtility::loadNewTcaColumnsConfigFiles#2057 // TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::logDeprecatedFunction#1972 (rc-7.6.0/typo3/sysext/core/Classes/Utility/ExtensionManagementUtility.php#1964)

Nothing in the php_error.log

You don´t have a renderType.

You will need this in 7.6 as Christian Kuhn wrote, it´s mandatory.

f.e.:
'type' => 'select',
'renderType' => 'selectSingleBox'

Thx a lot, thats it.

It depends on the way of registering new TCA entries:
- via ext_tables.php and dynamicConfigfile renderType is mandadory
- via Configuration/TCA/tabelname.php including TCA via 'return array(...)' renderType is not mandatory

Julian Hofmann wrote:
- via Configuration/TCA/tabelname.php including TCA via 'return array(...)' renderType is not mandatory

This is not true.
I have Typo3 7.6.4 with configuration in Configuration/TCA/...php, but the problem is repeated - "Unknown type: select".

I can also reproduce this "error" (7.6.4). In the documentation examples the rednerType is also missing and therefore assumed to be not mandatory:
https://docs.typo3.org/typo3cms/TCAReference/Reference/Columns/Select/Index.html#filefolder

Also the message "Unknown type: select" ist misleading.

Get the same notice "Unknown type: select" in 7.6.10:

'config' => array(
    'type' => 'select',
    'items' => array(
        array('LLL:EXT:...', 0),
        array('LLL:EXT:...', 1),
        array('LLL:EXT:...', 2),
    ),
    'size' => 1,
    'maxitems' => 1,
    'eval' => ''
),

Be sure to define the right renderType. I had the same issue due to a typo in renderType:

'renderType' => 'selectCheckbox',

instead of the correct value:

'renderType' => 'selectCheckBox'