Error Handling, Tables: TableGetSortSpecs() silently return NULL when no table (matching most other table getters). TableSetBgColor() uses IM_ASSERT_USER_ERROR.

docs/CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ Breaking Changes:
 
 Other Changes:
 
+- Error Handling: minor improvements to error handling for TableGetSortSpecs()
+  and TableSetBgColor() calls. (#1651, #8499)
+
 
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  VERSION 1.92.1 (Released 2025-07-09)

imgui_tables.cpp

@@ -1825,6 +1825,11 @@ void ImGui::TableSetBgColor(ImGuiTableBgTarget target, ImU32 color, int column_n
     ImGuiContext& g = *GImGui;
     ImGuiTable* table = g.CurrentTable;
     IM_ASSERT(target != ImGuiTableBgTarget_None);
+    if (table == NULL)
+    {
+        IM_ASSERT_USER_ERROR(table != NULL, "Call should only be done while in BeginTable() scope!");
+        return;
+    }
 
     if (color == IM_COL32_DISABLE)
         color = 0;
@@ -2876,9 +2881,7 @@ ImGuiTableSortSpecs* ImGui::TableGetSortSpecs()
 {
     ImGuiContext& g = *GImGui;
     ImGuiTable* table = g.CurrentTable;
-    IM_ASSERT(table != NULL);
-
-    if (!(table->Flags & ImGuiTableFlags_Sortable))
+    if (table == NULL || !(table->Flags & ImGuiTableFlags_Sortable))
         return NULL;
 
     // Require layout (in case TableHeadersRow() hasn't been called) as it may alter IsSortSpecsDirty in some paths.