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#225 NPE in XQuery with empty element constructor

Milestone: v8.0

Status: closed

Priority: 5

Updated: 2012-10-08

Created: 2004-06-17

Private: No

In XQuery, a NullPointerException may occur when an
empty element constructor is used as part of an
expression. For example, the query:

It should be possible to avoid the problem by giving
the element some dummy content, e.g. an empty sequence.

Source code fixed (in ElementCreator.promoteInst(), do
nothing if children==null). Test case added (qxmp144.xq).

Applies to 8.0.