How to fix this error: The server encountered an internal error ()

Posted on 2006-06-30

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I get this when I try to go to this servlet

http://localhost:8080/chapters/pub?action=show_policy

Any idea what this error is about. Any help will be greatly appreciated

type Exception report

message

description The server encountered an internal error () that prevented it from fulfilling this request.

exception

java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -1
      at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1444)
      at java.lang.String.substring(String.java:1411)
      at com.ccim.servlet.PublicServlet.processRequest(PublicServlet.java:53)
      at com.ccim.servlet.PublicServlet.doGet(PublicServlet.java:29)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:696)
      at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:809)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:200)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:146)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:209)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:596)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:433)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:948)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:144)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:596)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:433)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:948)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContext.invoke(StandardContext.java:2358)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:133)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:596)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorDispatcherValve.invoke(ErrorDispatcherValve.java:118)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:594)
      at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:116)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:594)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:433)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:948)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:127)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline$StandardPipelineValveContext.invokeNext(StandardPipeline.java:596)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardPipeline.invoke(StandardPipeline.java:433)
      at org.apache.catalina.core.ContainerBase.invoke(ContainerBase.java:948)
      at org.apache.coyote.tomcat4.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:152)
      at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:799)
      at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11Protocol.java:705)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.TcpWorkerThread.runIt(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:577)
      at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:683)
      at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:534)

Question by:huzefaq

4 Comments

LVL 27

Expert Comment

by:rrz

ID: 170216822006-06-30

>at com.ccim.servlet.PublicServlet.doGet(PublicServlet.java:29)
Show us line 29 of PublicServlet. Are you looking for a character in a String that isn't there ? Or are you in a loop ? If you are in a loop, then show us the whole loop.

LVL 19

by:Kuldeepchaturvedi

ID: 170294292006-07-03

>>com.ccim.servlet.PublicServlet.doGet(PublicServlet.java:29)
At this place he is calling the method processRequest which is getting the error...

>>com.ccim.servlet.PublicServlet.processRequest(PublicServlet.java:53) i.e. we need to look at the line 53 of processRequest.. most probably you are trying to do a substring of a string which is not there or is not long enough...
Show us the code & we will be in a better situation to hep

LVL 11

by:Isisagate

ID: 170366302006-07-04

in at com.ccim.servlet.PublicServlet.processRequest(PublicServlet.java:53)

there is a substring functin being called on a string that is empty or your substring is starting looks something like substring(-1,1) or something and that's making the page throw up. Check to make sure the string is not empty before doing your substring or has at least the expected amount of characters.

LVL 5

Accepted Solution

by:muktajindal

muktajindal earned 500 total points

ID: 170720562006-07-10

Most probably you are trying to do some string manipulation by passing some boundary values out of its range.

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