Name: rmT116609 Date: 02/05/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c, mixed mode)


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux willow.uwyn.office 2.4.23-xfs-r1 #1 Fri Jan 9 09:17:04 CET 2004 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
It's not possible to generate javadoc for classes that use complex generics in method declarations.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Save the included class in a file Error.java,
execute "javadoc -source 1.5 Error.java "

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Generation of the documentation
ACTUAL -
Internal exception

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Loading source file Error.java...
Constructing Javadoc information...
Standard Doclet version 1.5.0-beta
Building tree for all the packages and classes...
Generating Error.html...
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: start > end
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.replace(AbstractStringBuilder.java:743)
        at java.lang.StringBuffer.replace(StringBuffer.java:430)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getAnchor(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1245)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getDocLink(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1227)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.printDocLink(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1194)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.AbstractExecutableMemberWriter.writeSummaryLink(AbstractExecutableMemberWriter.java:73)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.AbstractMemberWriter.writeMemberSummary(AbstractMemberWriter.java:397)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.MemberSummaryBuilder.buildSummary(MemberSummaryBuilder.java:309)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.MemberSummaryBuilder.buildConstructorsSummary(MemberSummaryBuilder.java:278)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.MemberSummaryBuilder.invokeMethod(MemberSummaryBuilder.java:172)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractMemberBuilder.build(AbstractMemberBuilder.java:56)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.buildMemberSummary(ClassBuilder.java:258)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.invokeMethod(ClassBuilder.java:85)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.buildClassDoc(ClassBuilder.java:108)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.invokeMethod(ClassBuilder.java:85)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.build(ClassBuilder.java:92)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet.generateClassFiles(HtmlDoclet.java:155)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.generateClassFiles(AbstractDoclet.java:177)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.generateClassFiles(AbstractDoclet.java:161)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.startGeneration(AbstractDoclet.java:107)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.start(AbstractDoclet.java:64)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet.start(HtmlDoclet.java:42)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.standard.Standard.start(Standard.java:16)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.DocletInvoker.invoke(DocletInvoker.java:211)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.DocletInvoker.start(DocletInvoker.java:91)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Start.parseAndExecute(Start.java:333)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Start.begin(Start.java:127)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main.execute(Main.java:41)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main.main(Main.java:31)
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: start > end
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.replace(AbstractStringBuilder.java:743)
        at java.lang.StringBuffer.replace(StringBuffer.java:430)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getAnchor(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1245)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.anchor(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1239)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.ConstructorWriterImpl.writeConstructorHeader(ConstructorWriterImpl.java:109)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ConstructorBuilder.buildConstructorHeader(ConstructorBuilder.java:186)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ConstructorBuilder.invokeMethod(ConstructorBuilder.java:133)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractMemberBuilder.build(AbstractMemberBuilder.java:56)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ConstructorBuilder.buildConstructorDoc(ConstructorBuilder.java:169)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ConstructorBuilder.invokeMethod(ConstructorBuilder.java:133)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractMemberBuilder.build(AbstractMemberBuilder.java:56)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.buildConstructorDetails(ClassBuilder.java:291)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.invokeMethod(ClassBuilder.java:85)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.buildClassDoc(ClassBuilder.java:108)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.invokeMethod(ClassBuilder.java:85)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.AbstractBuilder.build(AbstractBuilder.java:90)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.builders.ClassBuilder.build(ClassBuilder.java:92)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet.generateClassFiles(HtmlDoclet.java:155)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.generateClassFiles(AbstractDoclet.java:177)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.generateClassFiles(AbstractDoclet.java:161)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.startGeneration(AbstractDoclet.java:107)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.start(AbstractDoclet.java:64)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet.start(HtmlDoclet.java:42)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.standard.Standard.start(Standard.java:16)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.DocletInvoker.invoke(DocletInvoker.java:211)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.DocletInvoker.start(DocletInvoker.java:91)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Start.parseAndExecute(Start.java:333)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Start.begin(Start.java:127)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main.execute(Main.java:41)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main.main(Main.java:31)
Generating package-frame.html...
Generating package-summary.html...
Generating package-tree.html...
Generating constant-values.html...
Building index for all the packages and classes...
Generating overview-tree.html...
Generating index-all.html...
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: start > end
        at java.lang.AbstractStringBuilder.replace(AbstractStringBuilder.java:743)
        at java.lang.StringBuffer.replace(StringBuffer.java:430)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getAnchor(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1245)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getDocLink(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1227)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.getDocLink(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1208)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDocletWriter.printDocLink(HtmlDocletWriter.java:1178)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.AbstractIndexWriter.printDescription(AbstractIndexWriter.java:163)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.AbstractIndexWriter.generateContents(AbstractIndexWriter.java:89)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.SingleIndexWriter.generateIndexFile(SingleIndexWriter.java:76)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.SingleIndexWriter.generate(SingleIndexWriter.java:52)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet.generateOtherFiles(HtmlDoclet.java:103)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.startGeneration(AbstractDoclet.java:122)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.internal.toolkit.AbstractDoclet.start(AbstractDoclet.java:64)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.formats.html.HtmlDoclet.start(HtmlDoclet.java:42)
        at com.sun.tools.doclets.standard.Standard.start(Standard.java:16)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:494)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.DocletInvoker.invoke(DocletInvoker.java:211)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.DocletInvoker.start(DocletInvoker.java:91)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Start.parseAndExecute(Start.java:333)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Start.begin(Start.java:127)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main.execute(Main.java:41)
        at com.sun.tools.javadoc.Main.main(Main.java:31)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;

public class Error
{
    public Error(HashMap<String, ArrayList<String>> lists,
                 ArrayList<String> others)
    {
    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------
(Incident Review ID: 237365)
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