Update insert-data example to fix errors

[cyrez]

User description

If we run this code example, it will return errors:

// Bind values
$query
    ->bind(':user_id', 1001, Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER)
    ->bind(':profile_key', 'custom.message')
    ->bind(':profile_value', 'Inserting a record using insert()')
    ->bind(':ordering', 1, Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER);

Bind issue with integer

Since we are not handing a variable but an integer, it generates Fatal error: Cannot pass parameter 2 by reference

Instead of:

$query
    ->bind(':user_id', 1001, Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER)

better:

$user_id = 1001;

$query
    ->bind(':user_id', $user_id, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER)

Namespace issue

And ParameterType is not found as not backslashed.

Should be (proposed solution):

$query
    ->bind(':user_id', $user_id, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER)

or:

use Joomla\Database\ParameterType;

[...]

$query
    ->bind(':user_id', $user_id, ParameterType::INTEGER)

Other places in the manual can also be adjusted.

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PR Type

Documentation

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Description

• Fixes incorrect parameter binding in code example.

• Adds quoting for integer values in bind statements.

• Ensures correct namespacing for ParameterType usage.

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Changes walkthrough 📝

	Relevant files
Documentation	insert-data.md Fix parameter binding and namespace in database insert example versioned_docs/version-5.3/general-concepts/database/insert-data.md Updates bind statements to use quoted integer values. Adds leading backslash to ParameterType namespace. Improves code example accuracy for parameter binding. +2/-2

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⚡ Recommended focus areas for review Incorrect Solution The PR uses $db->quote() inside bind() which is unnecessary and potentially problematic. The bind() method already handles parameter quoting internally. The correct solution should use variables instead of literals as mentioned in the PR description. ->bind(':user_id', $db->quote(1001), \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER) ->bind(':profile_key', 'custom.message') ->bind(':profile_value', 'Inserting a record using insert()') ->bind(':ordering', $db->quote(1), \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER);

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Possible issue	✅ Remove redundant value quoting Suggestion Impact: The commit removed the redundant $db->quote() calls as suggested, but also went further by extracting the values into variables before binding them code diff: - ->bind(':user_id', $db->quote(1001), \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER) - ->bind(':profile_key', 'custom.message') - ->bind(':profile_value', 'Inserting a record using insert()') - ->bind(':ordering', $db->quote(1), \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER); + ->bind(':user_id', $user_id, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER) + ->bind(':profile_key', $profile_key) + ->bind(':profile_value', $profile_value) + ->bind(':ordering', $ordering, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER); Remove the $db->quote() calls when using the bind() method with parameter types. The bind() method already handles proper escaping based on the parameter type, and double-quoting will cause incorrect SQL to be generated. versioned_docs/version-5.3/general-concepts/database/insert-data.md [70-74] $query - ->bind(':user_id', $db->quote(1001), \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER) + ->bind(':user_id', 1001, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER) ->bind(':profile_key', 'custom.message') ->bind(':profile_value', 'Inserting a record using insert()') - ->bind(':ordering', $db->quote(1), \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER); + ->bind(':ordering', 1, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER); [Suggestion processed] Suggestion importance[1-10]: 9 __ Why: This suggestion is highly relevant and correct: using $db->quote() within bind() when specifying a parameter type is redundant and can cause SQL errors due to double quoting. Removing the quoting improves correctness and prevents potential bugs in SQL statement execution.	High
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[HLeithner]

the qodo bot mentioned already the incorrect solution, please correct your change.

[cyrez]

the qodo bot mentioned already the incorrect solution, please correct your change.

If i change for ->bind(':user_id', 1001, \Joomla\Database\ParameterType::INTEGER) i've got this error:

0 - Joomla\Database\DatabaseQuery::bind(): Argument #2 ($value) cannot be passed by reference

So, better to set variable before to bind pass?

[HLeithner]

Yes you need to set a variable because the value is a reference, normally that doesn't matter because you don't use bind for constants and instead write it directly into the query but for documentation you need a variable.

[ceford]

You also need to set variables for profile_key and profile_value and bind them as STRING:

$query->bind(':profileKey', $profileKey, ParameterType::STRING);
Perhaps just explain that the variables are defined/passed before using the database call.

[cyrez]

@HLeithner @ceford i've updated the PR by adding variables.

Could it be ok like this? What can be improved?

Thanks!