Error when opening a bibtex file with a entry containing and "id" field

[sverlan]

If the bibtex file contains a field which is named id, then the corresponding file is not read (nothing happens). If run from the command-line, then Jabref is not starting.

Tested on Jabref 4.3.1

Sample file :

@article{a,
	author = {John Doe},
	id = {a},
	journal = {X},
	number = {8},
	pages = {1--2},
	title = {Y},
	volume = {1},
	year = {2010}
}

sample.zip

[Siedlerchr]

Hi, the bibtex field 'id ' is a reseverd field by JabRef and JabRef should show an appropiate error message on opening

When I open the file via drag and drop in JabRef I get an exception in the Sytem.err stream on the console.
Java Messsge:The field name 'id' is reserved
When I selected File-> Open Database, I get the Exception dialog.

IllegalArgumentException is a RuntimeException and therefore unchecked and in our case seems to be caught by the JVM/JavaFX runtime.

BibEntry.java
setField(.....)

 if (BibEntry.ID_FIELD.equals(fieldName)) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("The field name '" + name + "' is reserved");
        }

[tobiasdiez]

There is no reason to throw an error when the id field is present. The internal id of the entry is stored in a separate variable:

jabref/src/main/java/org/jabref/model/entry/BibEntry.java

Line 61 in 1d4e2d1

private String id;

[tobiasdiez]

Thanks to @CaptainDaVinci this should be fixed in the latest development version. Could you please check the build from http://builds.jabref.org/master/. Thanks! Please remember to make a backup of your library before trying-out this version.