apache/hadoop · error · IllegalArgumentException

filters cannot be or-ed

Error message

filters cannot be or-ed

What it means

Error "filters cannot be or-ed" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/bloom/DynamicBloomFilter.java:203

    }

    return false;
  }

  @Override
  public void not() {
    for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
      matrix[i].not();
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void or(Filter filter) {
    if (filter == null
        || !(filter instanceof DynamicBloomFilter)
        || filter.vectorSize != this.vectorSize
        || filter.nbHash != this.nbHash) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("filters cannot be or-ed");
    }

    DynamicBloomFilter dbf = (DynamicBloomFilter)filter;

    if (dbf.matrix.length != this.matrix.length || dbf.nr != this.nr) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("filters cannot be or-ed");
    }
    for (int i = 0; i < matrix.length; i++) {
      matrix[i].or(dbf.matrix[i]);
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void xor(Filter filter) {
    if (filter == null
        || !(filter instanceof DynamicBloomFilter)
        || filter.vectorSize != this.vectorSize
        || filter.nbHash != this.nbHash) {

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Solutions

1. or() requires another DynamicBloomFilter with matching configuration. Pass a compatible filter of the same type and size.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/util/bloom/DynamicBloomFilter.java:203 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of apache/hadoop@2add963021 (2026-08-22). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1a7b50bfa74cdd36. Report an issue: GitHub.