TypeError: Cannot find function split in object

[deepakmalode]

following js code is throwing exception saying "TypeError: Cannot find function split in object".

var a = "test";
var b = "case";

var c = a + ':' + b;

var d = c.split(':');

Following is the complete stack trace

Caused by: org.mozilla.javascript.EcmaError: TypeError: Cannot find function split in object test:case. (#6)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.constructError(ScriptRuntime.java:4142)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.constructError(ScriptRuntime.java:4120)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.typeError(ScriptRuntime.java:4153)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.typeError2(ScriptRuntime.java:4172)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.notFunctionError(ScriptRuntime.java:4244)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.getPropFunctionAndThisHelper(ScriptRuntime.java:2533)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.getPropFunctionAndThis(ScriptRuntime.java:2515)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpretLoop(Interpreter.java:1322)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Interpreter.interpret(Interpreter.java:815)
at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.call(InterpretedFunction.java:109)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ContextFactory.doTopCall(ContextFactory.java:399)
at org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptRuntime.doTopCall(ScriptRuntime.java:3452)
at org.mozilla.javascript.InterpretedFunction.exec(InterpretedFunction.java:120)
at org.mozilla.javascript.Context.evaluateReader(Context.java:1275)

[gbrail]

This works for me. What version of Rhino are you running? I don't recall how long "split" has been in the code base.

[deepakmalode]

its failing when all the variables are global scope.

we are using 1.7.7.2

[sainaen]

I can't reproduce it either.

@deepakmalode Could you please share the code where you're setting up Rhino? Does this also happen if you run your code from Rhino's Shell (something like java -jar rhino-1.7.7.2.jar -opt -1 -f source.js)?

What is printed out if you add

print(c.toSource());
print(String.prototype.split.toSource());

before var d = c.split(':');? (In case print() is missing in your scope, try Packages.java.lang.System.out.println() instead.)

[deepakmalode]

you are right. The error was due to we using rhino through ScriptEngine through com.sun.phobos:com.sun.phobos package. This issue does not occur when we use rhino directly. Guess something in there is introducing the problem .
As this is not related to rhino directly, you can close the issue.

Thanks for the active response and support !!!

[gbrail]

Glad to hear that it's working better for you!