2 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/core/parser/ParserScope.cpp b/src/core/parser/ParserScope.cpp
index 4f44a96..1937697 100644
--- a/src/core/parser/ParserScope.cpp
+++ b/src/core/parser/ParserScope.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ Rooted<Node> ParserScopeBase::select(RttiSet types, int maxDepth)
 			return nodes[i];
 		}
 	}
-	return nullptr;
+	throw LoggableException{
+	    std::string(
+	        "Expected be inside an element of one of the internal types ") +
+	    Utils::join(types, "\", \"", "\"", "\"")};
 }
 
 /* Class DeferredResolution */
@@ -352,9 +355,9 @@ bool ParserScope::resolveValue(Variant &data, Handle<Type> type,
 			    return Type::MagicCallbackResult::NOT_FOUND;
 		    }
 
-
 		    // Check whether the inner type of the constant is correct
-		    Type::MagicCallbackResult res = Type::MagicCallbackResult::FOUND_VALID;
+		    Type::MagicCallbackResult res =
+		        Type::MagicCallbackResult::FOUND_VALID;
 		    Rooted<Type> constantType = constant->getType();
 		    if (!constantType->checkIsa(innerType)) {
 			    logger.error(std::string("Expected value of type \"") +
diff --git a/src/core/parser/ParserScope.hpp b/src/core/parser/ParserScope.hpp
index 057d918..dc1b1bf 100644
--- a/src/core/parser/ParserScope.hpp
+++ b/src/core/parser/ParserScope.hpp
@@ -145,22 +145,25 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Ascends in the stack starting with the leaf node, returns the first node
-	 * that matches the type given in the RttiSet or nullptr if none matches.
+	 * that matches the type given in the RttiSet. Throws an exception if no
+	 * node matches.
 	 *
 	 * @param types is a set of Rtti types for which should be searched in the
 	 * stack.
 	 * @param maxDepth is the maximum number of stack entries the selection
 	 * function may ascend. A negative value indicates no limitation.
+	 * @return the matching node.
 	 */
 	Rooted<Node> select(RttiSet types, int maxDepth = -1);
 
 	/**
 	 * Ascends in the stack starting with the leaf node, returns the first node
-	 * that matches the given type or nullptr if none matches.
+	 * that matches the given type. Throws an exception if no node matches.
 	 *
 	 * @tparam T is the type that should be searched in the stack.
 	 * @param maxDepth is the maximum number of stack entries the selection
 	 * function may ascend. A negative value indicates no limitation.
+	 * @return the matching node.
 	 */
 	template <class T>
 	Rooted<T> select(int maxDepth = -1)