[PDFBOX-2188] java.io.IOException: Expected a name or array but got: COSObject{1823, 0}

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.0
• Component/s: Parsing
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Tilman Hausherr
• Created: 04/Jul/14 18:19
• Updated: 17/Mar/16 19:07
• Resolved: 04/Jul/14 20:30

Description

I get this with the attached file:

04.07.2014 19:20:59.356 ERROR [main] org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDResources:329 - error while creating a colorspace
java.io.IOException: Expected a name or array but got: COSObject{1823, 0}
	at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDColorSpace.create(PDColorSpace.java:162)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDColorSpace.create(PDColorSpace.java:55)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.graphics.color.PDColorSpace.create(PDColorSpace.java:145)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.PDResources.getColorSpaces(PDResources.java:325)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.util.operator.SetNonStrokingColorSpace.process(SetNonStrokingColorSpace.java:44)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.util.PDFStreamEngine.processOperator(PDFStreamEngine.java:499)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.util.PDFStreamEngine.processSubStream(PDFStreamEngine.java:264)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.util.PDFStreamEngine.processSubStream(PDFStreamEngine.java:223)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.util.PDFStreamEngine.processStream(PDFStreamEngine.java:199)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.rendering.PageDrawer.drawPage(PageDrawer.java:183)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.rendering.PDFRenderer.renderPage(PDFRenderer.java:228)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.rendering.PDFRenderer.renderImage(PDFRenderer.java:160)
	at org.apache.pdfbox.rendering.PDFRenderer.renderImageWithDPI(PDFRenderer.java:109)
	at pdfboxziptest.PDFBoxZipTest.doPdf(PDFBoxZipTest.java:101)
	at pdfboxziptest.PDFBoxZipTest.main(PDFBoxZipTest.java:72)

In the PDF:

36 0 obj
[ 
/Pattern 1823 0 R 
]
endobj

1823 0 obj
[ 
/ICCBased 1851 0 R 
]
endobj

I assume that it is indeed a syntax error, but I don't really get how it should have been done, and whether it can be fixed.