[LUCENE-916] It is not possible to sort with sorttype auto on a field that does not exist

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 1.9, 2.0.0, 2.1, 2.2
• Fix Version/s: 2.9
• Component/s: core/search
• Lucene Fields: New
• Assignee: Mark Miller
• Reporter: Daan de Wit
• Created: 07/Jun/07 09:52
• Updated: 28/Nov/24 16:15
• Resolved: 02/Jun/09 19:40

Description

When sorting with type auto on a field that does not exist, a RuntimeException is thrown from FieldCacheImpl.java line 346. This is especially a problem when using MultiSearcher. This issue is related to: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-374

Issue Links

• relates to: LUCENE-1631 CLONE -You cannot sort on fields that don't exist
• relates to: LUCENE-374 You cannot sort on fields that don't exist