[GROOVY-5247] Sorting a map then passing it to JsonBuilder results in a NullPointerException only in 1.8.5

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.5
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.6, 2.0-beta-3
• Environment: Mac OSX Lion
• Assignee: Guillaume Sauthier
• Reporter: François-Xavier Guillemette
• Created: 12/Jan/12 09:43
• Updated: 12/Feb/12 04:03
• Resolved: 13/Jan/12 08:28

Description

import groovy.json.*

aMap = [a:1, b:2, c:3]
new JsonBuilder(aMap) // works as expected

aMap = [a:1, b:2, c:3].sort()
new JsonBuilder(aMap) // fails with a NullPointerException in 1.8.5. Works as expected in 1.8.4