NullPointerException thrown by equals method in SpanOrQuery -----------------------------------------------------------
Key: LUCENE-689 URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-689 Project: Lucene - Java Issue Type: Bug Components: Search Affects Versions: 2.1 Environment: Java 1.5.0_09, RHEL 3 Linux, Tomcat 5.0.28 Reporter: Michael Goddard Part of our code utilizes the equals method in SpanOrQuery and, in certain cases (details to follow, if necessary), a NullPointerException gets thrown as a result of the String "field" being null. After applying the following patch, the problem disappeared: Index: src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/SpanOrQuery.java =================================================================== --- src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/SpanOrQuery.java (revision 465065) +++ src/java/org/apache/lucene/search/spans/SpanOrQuery.java (working copy) @@ -121,7 +121,8 @@ final SpanOrQuery that = (SpanOrQuery) o; if (!clauses.equals(that.clauses)) return false; - if (!field.equals(that.field)) return false; + if (field != null && !field.equals(that.field)) return false; + if (field == null && that.field != null) return false; return getBoost() == that.getBoost(); } -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/Administrators.jspa - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]