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Sebb commented on JEXL-131:
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See also:
http://apache-commons.680414.n4.nabble.com/jexl-Unified-jexl-throws-exception-when-processing-white-space-in-file-tt4578778.html
> UnifiedJexl (2.1.x) / Jxlt (3.0) parsing may fail with NPE
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> Key: JEXL-131
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/JEXL-131
> Project: Commons JEXL
> Issue Type: Bug
> Affects Versions: 2.1
> Reporter: Henri Biestro
> Assignee: Henri Biestro
> Fix For: 2.1.2, 3.0
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> From Clay Bruce email:
> the offending code is the method startsWith which can be found at line 1345
> in UnifiedJEXL.java.
> Problem is that sequence is not tested to see if the index is available
> before trying to access it.
> A source with lines starting with leading spaces will trigger the bug.
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