<p>It's hard to tell without seeing the actual error message and stack trace, but there is a button next to the deprecation message that you can click that will show the full stack trace to see where the message originated from.</p>

<p>Most like it's coming from a template, but you can update your original message with the stack trace so we can be sure.</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-04-29T19:02:50.290Z
2015-04-29T19:02:50.290Z
Brad Bell
<p>Just received this deprecated warning in the dashboard. However the file it refers to does not contain the deprecated code. Any ideas? I can locate the deprecated function in several core files though. I have the latest upgrade so not sure why it is returning this error? Anyone come across this as well?</p>

<p>Calling getChildren() to fetch an element’s target relations has been deprecated.</p>

<p><strong>Full stack Trace:</strong></p>

<p>29  Deprecation error: Calling getChildren() to fetch an element’s target relations has been deprecated. Use the <a href="http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/relations#the-relatedTo-param" rel="nofollow">relatedTo</a> param instead. 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/models/BaseElementModel.php (545)</p>

<p>28  Craft\UserModel::getChildren()
27  call_user_func_array(array(Craft\UserModel, "getChildren"), array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (478)</p>

<p>26  __TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::getAttribute(Craft\UserModel, "getChildren", array(), "method") 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/etc/templating/BaseTemplate.php (41)</p>

<p>25  Template: user/profile (13) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/storage/runtime/compiled_templates/c9/31/853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484.php (43)</p>

<p>24  __TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::block_main(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<a href="http://domainname/login" rel="nofollow">http://domainname/login</a>"), array("extraHead" => array(__TwigTemplate_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27, "block_extraHead"), "main" => array(__TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block_main"))) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (144)</p>

<p>23  Template: user/_layout (101)<br>
Called from /serverpath/craft/storage/runtime/compiled_templates/9b/80/2816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27.php (227)</p>

<p>22  __TwigTemplate_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27::doDisplay(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<a href="http://domainname/login" rel="nofollow">http://domainname/login</a>"), array("extraHead" => array(__TwigTemplate_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27, "block_extraHead"), "main" => array(__TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block_main"))) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (279)</p>

<p>21  __TwigTemplate_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27::displayWithErrorHandling(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<a href="http://domainname/login" rel="nofollow">http://domainname/login</a>"), array("extraHead" => array(__TwigTemplate_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27, "block_extraHead"), "main" => array(__TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block_main"))) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (253)</p>

<p>20  Template: user/_layout (1)<br>
Called from /serverpath/craft/storage/runtime/compiled_templates/c9/31/853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484.php (31)</p>

<p>19  __TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::doDisplay(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<a href="http://domainname/login" rel="nofollow">http://domainname/login</a>"), array("main" => array(__TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block_main"))) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (279)</p>

<p>18  __TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::displayWithErrorHandling(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<a href="http://domainname/login" rel="nofollow">http://domainname/login</a>"), array("main" => array(__TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block_main"))) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (253)</p>

<p>17  __TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::display(array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (264)</p>

<p>16  __TwigTemplate_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::render(array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Environment.php (292)</p>

<p>15  Twig_Environment::render("user/profile", array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/services/TemplatesService.php (220)</p>

<p>14  Craft\TemplatesService::render("user/profile", array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/controllers/BaseController.php (74)</p>

<p>13  Craft\TemplatesController::renderTemplate("user/profile", array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/controllers/TemplatesController.php (55)</p>

<p>12  Craft\TemplatesController::actionRender("user/profile", array())</p>

<p>11  ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs(Craft\TemplatesController, array("user/profile", array())) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/actions/CAction.php (108)</p>

<p>10  CInlineAction::runWithParamsInternal(Craft\TemplatesController, ReflectionMethod, array("p" => "user/profile", "variables" => array(), "template" => "user/profile")) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/actions/CInlineAction.php (47)</p>

<p>9   CInlineAction::runWithParams(array("p" => "user/profile", "variables" => array(), "template" => "user/profile")) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CController.php (308)</p>

<p>8   Craft\TemplatesController::runAction(CInlineAction) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CController.php (286)</p>

<p>7   Craft\TemplatesController::runActionWithFilters(CInlineAction, array()) 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CController.php (265)</p>

<p>6   Craft\TemplatesController::run("render") 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CWebApplication.php (282)</p>

<p>5   Craft\WebApp::runController("templates/render") 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CWebApplication.php (141)</p>

<p>4   Craft\WebApp::processRequest() 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/etc/web/WebApp.php (266)</p>

<p>3   Craft\WebApp::processRequest() 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/base/CApplication.php (180)</p>

<p>2   Craft\WebApp::run() 
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/index.php (62)</p>

<p>1   require_once("/serverpath/craft/app/index.php") 
Called from /serverpath/public/index.php (19)</p>

CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-04-29T17:42:00.157Z
Hi @Lettie, can you please paste in the entire warning message?
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
CC BY-SA 3.0
2015-04-30T12:03:53.930Z
Try 1) emptying your /craft/storage folder, and/or 2) re-download Craft and replace the /app folder with a fresh copy
Mats Mikkel Rummelhoff
<updating><function>
Deprecated Warning
# Deprecated Warning

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-29)

Just received this deprecated warning in the dashboard. However the file it refers to does not contain the deprecated code. Any ideas? I can locate the deprecated function in several core files though. I have the latest upgrade so not sure why it is returning this error? Anyone come across this as well?

Calling getChildren() to fetch an element’s target relations has been deprecated.

**Full stack Trace:**

29 Deprecation error: Calling getChildren() to fetch an element’s target relations has been deprecated. Use the [relatedTo](http://buildwithcraft.com/docs/relations#the-relatedTo-param) param instead.
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/models/BaseElementModel.php (545)

28 Craft\UserModel::getChildren()
27 call\_user\_func\_array(array(Craft\UserModel, "getChildren"), array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (478)

26 \_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::getAttribute(Craft\UserModel, "getChildren", array(), "method")
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/etc/templating/BaseTemplate.php (41)

25 Template: user/profile (13)
Called from /serverpath/craft/storage/runtime/compiled\_templates/c9/31/853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484.php (43)

24 \_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::block\_main(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<http://domainname/login>"), array("extraHead" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27, "block\_extraHead"), "main" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block\_main")))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (144)

23 Template: user/\_layout (101)  
Called from /serverpath/craft/storage/runtime/compiled\_templates/9b/80/2816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27.php (227)

22 \_\_TwigTemplate\_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27::doDisplay(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<http://domainname/login>"), array("extraHead" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27, "block\_extraHead"), "main" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block\_main")))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (279)

21 \_\_TwigTemplate\_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27::displayWithErrorHandling(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<http://domainname/login>"), array("extraHead" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_9b802816e813e2db8b5808c859ea97942fccd5b7f9bec86451c103eb6b2e5f27, "block\_extraHead"), "main" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block\_main")))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (253)

20 Template: user/\_layout (1)  
Called from /serverpath/craft/storage/runtime/compiled\_templates/c9/31/853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484.php (31)

19 \_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::doDisplay(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<http://domainname/login>"), array("main" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block\_main")))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (279)

18 \_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::displayWithErrorHandling(array("craft" => Craft\CraftVariable, "blx" => Craft\CraftVariable, "now" => Craft\DateTime, "loginUrl" => "<http://domainname/login>"), array("main" => array(\_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484, "block\_main")))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (253)

17 \_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::display(array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Template.php (264)

16 \_\_TwigTemplate\_c931853f702811dd00a8d276cbef73ef24b391da71bd1ae0c434f5db4f701484::render(array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/vendor/twig/twig/lib/Twig/Environment.php (292)

15 Twig\_Environment::render("user/profile", array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/services/TemplatesService.php (220)

14 Craft\TemplatesService::render("user/profile", array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/controllers/BaseController.php (74)

13 Craft\TemplatesController::renderTemplate("user/profile", array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/controllers/TemplatesController.php (55)

12 Craft\TemplatesController::actionRender("user/profile", array())

11 ReflectionMethod::invokeArgs(Craft\TemplatesController, array("user/profile", array()))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/actions/CAction.php (108)

10 CInlineAction::runWithParamsInternal(Craft\TemplatesController, ReflectionMethod, array("p" => "user/profile", "variables" => array(), "template" => "user/profile"))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/actions/CInlineAction.php (47)

9 CInlineAction::runWithParams(array("p" => "user/profile", "variables" => array(), "template" => "user/profile"))
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CController.php (308)

8 Craft\TemplatesController::runAction(CInlineAction)
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CController.php (286)

7 Craft\TemplatesController::runActionWithFilters(CInlineAction, array())
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CController.php (265)

6 Craft\TemplatesController::run("render")
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CWebApplication.php (282)

5 Craft\WebApp::runController("templates/render")
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/web/CWebApplication.php (141)

4 Craft\WebApp::processRequest()
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/etc/web/WebApp.php (266)

3 Craft\WebApp::processRequest()
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/framework/base/CApplication.php (180)

2 Craft\WebApp::run()
Called from /serverpath/craft/app/index.php (62)

1 require\_once("/serverpath/craft/app/index.php")
Called from /serverpath/public/index.php (19)

**Tags:** updating, function
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Hi @Lettie, can you please paste in the entire warning message?  
> **username_1**: Try 1) emptying your /craft/storage folder, and/or 2) re-download Craft and replace the /app folder with a fresh copy  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2015-04-29. Score: 1

It's hard to tell without seeing the actual error message and stack trace, but there is a button next to the deprecation message that you can click that will show the full stack trace to see where the message originated from.

Most like it's coming from a template, but you can update your original message with the stack trace so we can be sure.


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