---
title: "Breaking: #101175 - Convert VersionState to native backed enum"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:breaking-versionstate-1687856333"
source: "Changelog/13.0/Breaking-101175-ConvertVersionStateToNativeEnum.rst"
modified: "2026-09-15T10:46:36+00:00"
---

# Breaking: #101175 - Convert VersionState to native backed enum

See [forge#101175](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/101175)

## Description

The class `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState` is now
converted to a native PHP backed enum.

## Impact

Since `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState` is no longer
a class, the existing class constants are no longer available, but are
enum instances instead.

In addition it's not possible to instantiate it anymore or call
the `equals()` method.

## Affected installations

TYPO3 code using the following code:

Using the following class constants:

-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::DEFAULT_STATE`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::NEW_PLACEHOLDER`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::DELETE_PLACEHOLDER`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::MOVE_POINTER`

Class instantiation:

-   `new \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\(VersionState::*->value)`

where \* denotes one of the enum values.

Method invocation:

-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::cast()`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::cast()->equals()`

## Migration

Use the new syntax for getting the values:

-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::DEFAULT_STATE->value`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::NEW_PLACEHOLDER->value`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::DELETE_PLACEHOLDER->value`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::MOVE_POINTER->value`

Class instantiation should be replaced by:

-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::tryFrom($row['t3ver_state'])`

Method invocation of `cast()`/`equals()` should be replaced by:

-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::tryFrom(...)`
-   `\TYPO3\CMS\Core\Versioning\VersionState::tryFrom(...) === VersionState::MOVE_POINTER`