---
title: "Deprecation: #69028 - RelationHandler convertPosNeg()"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-69028"
source: "Changelog/7.5/Deprecation-69028-RelationHandlerConvertPosNeg.rst"
typo3-version: "7.5"
typo3-major: 7
type: "deprecation"
issue: 69028
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69028"
tags: ["PHP-API", "Backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #69028 - RelationHandler convertPosNeg() {#deprecation-69028}

See [forge#69028](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/69028)

## Description {#description}

Method `convertPosNeg()` of class `TYPO3CMSCoreDatabaseRelationHandler` has been marked as deprecated.

## Impact {#impact}

The method should not be used any longer and will be removed with TYPO3 CMS 8.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

The method is rather internal and relatively unlikely to be used by third party modules.
Searching for the string `convertPosNeg` may reveal possible usages.

## Migration {#migration}

The method was used together with the dropped `neg_foreign_table` setting for `TCA` `select`
fields. If this functionality is still needed, the method could be copied over to the third party
application that uses it.