[SOLR-6540] strdist() causes NPE if doc is missing field

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 5.0, 6.0
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Chris M. Hostetter
• Created: 18/Sep/14 21:43
• Updated: 09/May/16 18:58
• Resolved: 13/Oct/14 22:38

Description

If you try to use the strdist function on a field which is missing in some docs, you'll get a NullPointerException

A workarround in some contexts can be to wrap the strdist function in an "if" that checks exists(fieldname) and returns some suitable default if it's not found.

THIS:           if(exists(field_name_s),strdist("literal",field_name_s,edit),0)
INSTEAD OF:     strdist("literal",field_name_s,edit)

Issue Links

• relates to: SOLR-6354 Support stats over functions