[SOLR-4133] Cannot "set" field to null with partial updates when using the standard RequestWriter.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 4.0
• Fix Version/s: 4.1, 6.0
• Component/s: clients - java, update
• Assignee: Shalin Shekhar Mangar
• Reporter: Will Butler
• Created: 30/Nov/12 23:50
• Updated: 09/May/16 18:53
• Resolved: 23/Dec/12 10:07

Description

I would like to "unset" a field using partial updates like so:

doc.setField(field, singletonMap("set", null));

When I attempt to add this document using the standard XML-based RequestWriter, this update is ignored. It works properly when using the BinaryRequestWriter.