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encoding/xml: SEGFAULT: xml.Escape(*bytes.Buffer,... #3991

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gopherbot opened this issue Aug 22, 2012 · 1 comment
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encoding/xml: SEGFAULT: xml.Escape(*bytes.Buffer,... #3991

gopherbot opened this issue Aug 22, 2012 · 1 comment

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by mux2005:

What steps will reproduce the problem?
If possible, include a link to a program on play.golang.org.
1.

// http://play.golang.org/p/-si45rJB7C

package main

import (
         "encoding/xml"
         "bytes"
       )
   
func main() {  
  var buffy *bytes.Buffer
  xml.Escape(buffy, []byte("foo"))
}

2. Save as test.go

3. go run test.go

What is the expected output?

An intelligible error message informing me that my variable is uninitialized

What do you see instead?

panic: runtime error: invalid memory address or nil pointer dereference
[signal 0xb code=0x1 addr=0x58 pc=0x415fa8]

goroutine 1 [running]:
bytes.(*Buffer).Write(0x0, 0xf84005b000, 0x300000003, 0x200000000, 0x0, ...)
    go/src/pkg/bytes/buffer.go:107 +0x30
encoding/xml.Escape(0xf840024570, 0x0, 0xf84005b000, 0x300000003, 0x0, ...)
    go/src/pkg/encoding/xml/xml.go:1673 +0x1a9
main.main()
    /tmpfs/gosandbox-1ed22190_28b8d3ce_26e32609_9c0c9a0b_60e64093/prog.go:10 +0xa1
Which compiler are you using (5g, 6g, 8g, gccgo)?


Which operating system are you using?


Which version are you using?  (run 'go version')


Please provide any additional information below.
@robpike
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robpike commented Aug 22, 2012

Comment 1:

Your uninitialized variable is a nil pointer, as the first line of the trace tells you.

Status changed to WorkingAsIntended.

@mikioh mikioh changed the title SEGFAULT: xml.Escape(*bytes.Buffer,... encoding/xml: SEGFAULT: xml.Escape(*bytes.Buffer,... Jan 9, 2015
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