[ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-689?page=comments#action_12443726 ] Otis Gospodnetic commented on LUCENE-689: -----------------------------------------
Hm, weird. l peeked at SpanOrQuery.java and it looks like the private field instance var should be set in the ctor, using the field from the first clause, no? How come your field is null in the first place? > 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]
