---
title: "Deprecation: #84327 - Deprecated public methods and properties in Wizard/EditController"
manual: "TYPO3 Core Changelog"
version: "main"
permalink: "https://docs.typo3.org/permalink/changelog:deprecation-84327"
source: "Changelog/9.2/Deprecation-84327-DeprecatedPublicMethodsAndPropertiesInWizardEditController.rst"
typo3-version: "9.2"
typo3-major: 9
type: "deprecation"
issue: 84327
forge: "https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84327"
tags: ["Backend", "PHP-API", "PartiallyScanned", "ext:backend"]
rendered: "2026-09-20T18:31:11+00:00"
---

# Deprecation: #84327 - Deprecated public methods and properties in Wizard/EditController {#deprecation-84327}

See [forge#84327](https://forge.typo3.org/issues/84327)

## Description {#description}

This file is about third party usage (consumer that call the class as well as
signals or hooks depending on it) of `\TYPO3\CMS\Backend\Controller\Wizard\EditController`.

A series of class properties has been set to protected.
They will throw deprecation warnings if called public from outside:

-   \[not scanned\] `$P`
-   `$doClose`

The following method will be refactored/set to protected in v10 and should no longer be used:

-   \[not scanned\] `main()`

## Impact {#impact}

Calling one of the above methods or accessing one of the above properties on an instance of
`Wizard/EditController` will throw a deprecation warning in v9 and a PHP fatal in v10.

## Affected Installations {#affected-installations}

The extension scanner will detect only detect usage of `$doClose`, other calls are not scanned to prevent false positives.

## Migration {#migration}

In general, extensions should not instantiate and re-use controllers of the core. Existing
usages should be rewritten to be free of calls like these.