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Thread: Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

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    Default Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

    Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

    Dear all,

    Now that I am writing a messenger program. The following code shall store the message history.
    Sadly, I've encountered an "IndexOutOfBounds" exception on a line and I've been trying for a whole day,
    but still can't figure out the problem.

    So here it is.

    	public static final SimpleDateFormat SDF = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
    	public static final String FILE_PATH = "/data/data/com.demo.xmppchat/";
    	public static Map<Date, String> messagesMap = new TreeMap<Date, String>();
     
    	// File should be saved as /username/buddy.xml
    	public static void writeHistory(String username, String buddy, Map<Date, String> messages)
    	{
    		try {			
     
    			// Check if the file exists. If the file does not exist, create and initiate one. 
    			File file = new File(FILE_PATH + username);
    			if (!file.exists()) {
    				file.mkdirs();
    			}	
    			file = new File(FILE_PATH + username + "/" + buddy + ".xml");
    			// file.setReadable(true); file.setWritable(true); file.setExecutable(true);
    			if (!file.exists()) {
    				file.createNewFile();				
    				initiateHistoryFile(username, buddy);
    			}
     
    			// Now that the XML file should exists as we have created and initialized one.
     
    			// TODO:
    			// Now we modify the XML file
     
    			DocumentBuilderFactory docFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
    			DocumentBuilder docBuilder = docFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
    			Document doc = docBuilder.parse(file);
    			Element root = doc.getDocumentElement();
    			Element rootE = doc.getDocumentElement();	
    			String s = "";
    			Node n = null;
     
    			for (Map.Entry<Date, String> entry : messages.entrySet()) {		
     
    				// <message>
    				Element messageE = doc.createElement("message");
    				rootE.appendChild(messageE);
     
    				// Set attribute to <message> element
    				// messageE.setAttribute("id", "1");
     
    				// <from>
    				Element fromE = doc.createElement("from");
    				fromE.appendChild(doc.createTextNode(buddy));
    				messageE.appendChild(fromE);
     
    				// <date>
    				Element dateE = doc.createElement("date");
    				s = SDF.format(entry.getKey());
    				n = doc.createTextNode(s);
    				dateE.appendChild(n);
    				messageE.appendChild(dateE);
     
    				// <text>
    				Element textE = doc.createElement("text");
    				s = entry.getValue();
    				n = doc.createTextNode(s);
    				textE.appendChild(n);
    				messageE.appendChild(textE);	
     
    				root.appendChild(messageE); // <- *** THIS IS WHERE "IndexOutOfBounds" exception OCCURS! ***
    			}
     
    			TransformerFactory transformerFactory = TransformerFactory.newInstance();
    			Transformer transformer = transformerFactory.newTransformer();
    			DOMSource source = new DOMSource(doc);
    			StreamResult result = new StreamResult(file);
    			transformer.transform(source, result);
     
    			// Write the file
    			// FileWriter fileWritter = new FileWriter(file.getName(),true);
    	        // BufferedWriter bufferWritter = new BufferedWriter(fileWritter);
    	        // bufferWritter.write("");
    	        // bufferWritter.close();		
     
    		} catch (Exception e) {
    			ToneGenerator toneGenerator = new ToneGenerator(AudioManager.STREAM_SYSTEM, ToneGenerator.MAX_VOLUME);
    			toneGenerator.startTone(ToneGenerator.TONE_PROP_BEEP);
    			e.printStackTrace();
    		}
    	}

    Thank you so much for your help.

    --- Update ---

    W/System.err(1067): java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Invalid index 1, size is 0
    W/System.err(1067): at java.util.ArrayList.throwIndexOutOfBoundsException (ArrayList.java:251)
    W/System.err(1067): at java.util.ArrayList.add(ArrayList.java:143)
    W/System.err(1067): at org.apache.harmony.xml.dom.InnerNodeImpl.insertChi ldAt(InnerNodeImpl.java:126)
    W/System.err(1067): at org.apache.harmony.xml.dom.InnerNodeImpl.appendChi ld(InnerNodeImpl.java:52)
    W/System.err(1067): at com.demo.xmppchat.XMLReadWrite.writeHistory(XMLRea dWrite.java:113)


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    Default Re: Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

    Did you bother to read the error message? It says that you are trying to access the array with an index of 1. It is illegal because the size of the array is 0 which makes it totally useless. Go to the line generating the error, find out what the array is, go to the creation of the array and find out why it is 0. Are you getting the array from some external source? If so perhaps you should investigate why it is sending you a 0 length array or maybe use an if statement to see if the array has any data in it before trying to do anything with it.
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    You are appending messageE to the root element twice, first to rootE and then later to root. both which point to the same document root. This might be where the exception is thrown.

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    Default Re: Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

    Quote Originally Posted by rolfba View Post
    You are appending messageE to the root element twice, first to rootE and then later to root. both which point to the same document root. This might be where the exception is thrown.
    Thank you all, and yes, the problem is here. I have removed
    rootE.appendChild(messageE);
    and it works.

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    Default Re: Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

    thats why i love java better than c++! it tells you when you go outside of your arrays

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    Default Re: Java XML: IndexOutOfBoundsException When appending a node

    Quote Originally Posted by derekxec View Post
    thats why i love java better than c++! it tells you when you go outside of your arrays
    Yes! You're right. This program will probably crash if i'm writing it in C++

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