NegativeArraySizeException when editing and saving a @Reference entry

[AlbertJBurton]

JabRef version

5.3 (latest release)

Operating system

Windows

Details on version and operating system

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise

Checked with the latest development build

• I made a backup of my libraries before testing the latest development version.
• I have tested the latest development version and the problem persists

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

1. Create a bib file with the single entry listed below.
2. Edit any field (e.g. add NY to the location field).
3. Click the save library button or menu item.
4. Get the unhandled exception listed in the log file.

@reference{Broecker1984,
title = {International Center of Photography},
subtitle = {Encyclopedia of Photography},
editor = {Broecker, William L.},
date = {1984},
eprint = {305515791},
eprinttype = {scribd},
isbn = {0-517-55271-X},
keywords = {g:photography, p:positive, c:silver, m:albumen, c:pigment, m:carbon, g:reference, c:encyclopedia},
location = {New York},
pagetotal = {678},
publisher = {Crown},
}

NOTE: Changing the entry type to @book resolves the issue and the bib entry can be edited and the library saved without problems.

Appendix

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Log File

java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException: -1
at java.base/java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.StringBuilder.(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.model.strings.StringUtil.repeat(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.model.strings.StringUtil.repeatSpaces(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.bibtex.BibEntryWriter.getFormattedFieldName(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.bibtex.BibEntryWriter.writeField(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.bibtex.BibEntryWriter.writeRequiredFieldsFirstRemainingFieldsSecond(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.bibtex.BibEntryWriter.write(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.exporter.BibtexDatabaseWriter.writeEntry(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.exporter.BibDatabaseWriter.savePartOfDatabase(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.logic.exporter.BibDatabaseWriter.saveDatabase(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveDatabaseAction.saveDatabase(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveDatabaseAction.save(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveDatabaseAction.save(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveDatabaseAction.save(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.gui.exporter.SaveAction.execute(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref@5.3.60000/org.jabref.gui.actions.JabRefAction.lambda$new$3(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/org.controlsfx.control.action.Action.handle(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/org.controlsfx.control.action.Action.handle(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventDispatcher.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.scene.Node.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.scene.control.Button.fire(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior.ButtonBehavior.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.inputmap.InputMap.handle(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler$NormalEventHandlerRecord.handleBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventHandler.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventHandlerManager.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.CompositeEventDispatcher.dispatchBubblingEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.BasicEventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventDispatchChainImpl.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.event.EventUtil.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.event.Event.fireEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.scene.Scene$MouseHandler.process(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.scene.Scene.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/javafx.scene.Scene$ScenePeerListener.mouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler$MouseEventNotification.run(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler$MouseEventNotification.run(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler.lambda$handleMouseEvent$2(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.QuantumToolkit.runWithoutRenderLock(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.javafx.tk.quantum.GlassViewEventHandler.handleMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.glass.ui.View.handleMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.glass.ui.View.notifyMouse(Unknown Source)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
at org.jabref.merged.module@5.3.60000/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(Unknown Source)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

[ThiloteE]

I cannot reproduce this in Jabref 5.3 nor in one of the newer development versions:

JabRef 5.4--2021-11-14--96a4c0e
Windows 10 10.0 amd64
Java 16.0.2
JavaFX 17.0.1+1

I use Windows 10 Pro instead of Enterprise though.

How exactly did you add the NY to the location field? Could it be that you forgot the comma or forgot to close the brackets maybe? Edit: The error messages look different when forgetting the comma or the brackets, so there likely has to be an additional condition to trigger this error.

[koppor]

@AlbertJBurton Could you please try the binary at https://builds.jabref.org/pull/8270/merge/?