[LANG-1327] org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateFormatUtils.formatUTC (10L, "") throws java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException exception

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 3.4, 3.5
• Component/s: lang.time.*

Environment

JRE 8

• Flags: Important
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Gleison Brito Batista
• Created: 02/May/17 14:23
• Updated: 03/May/17 05:36
• Resolved: 03/May/17 05:26

Description

I am calling method formatUTC() of class
org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateFormatUtils
as in this code:
java.lang.String var2 = org.apache.commons.lang3.time.DateFormatUtils.formatUTC (10L, "")
In version 3.4, the call is throwing a
java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException exception.
But in version 3.5 it returns an empty string ("").
According the documentation, the parameter patter can not be null.
Is correct this method accept empty string as pattern parameter?