[SOLR-1754] Legacy numeric types do not check input for bad syntax

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: 1.4
• Fix Version/s: 1.5
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Lance Norskog
• Created: 04/Feb/10 05:14
• Updated: 05/Feb/10 01:35
• Resolved: 05/Feb/10 01:35

Description

The legacy numeric types do not check their input values for valid input. A text string is accepted as input for any of these types: IntField, LongField, FloatField, DoubleField. DateField checks its input.

In general this is a no-fix, except: that IntField is a necessary memory type because it cuts memory use in sorting.