jackc/pgx · error

composite text format unterminated quoted field

Error message

composite text format unterminated quoted field

What it means

Error "composite text format unterminated quoted field" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgtype/composite.go:414

	if cfs.rp >= len(cfs.src) {
		return false
	}

	switch cfs.src[cfs.rp] {
	case ',', ')': // null
		cfs.rp++
		cfs.fieldBytes = nil
		return true
	case '"': // quoted value
		cfs.rp++
		cfs.fieldBytes = make([]byte, 0, 16)
	quotedValue:
		for {
			// A quote or escape may have consumed the final ')', leaving an
			// unterminated quoted field.
			if cfs.rp >= len(cfs.src) {
				cfs.err = fmt.Errorf("composite text format unterminated quoted field")
				return false
			}
			ch := cfs.src[cfs.rp]

			switch ch {
			case '"':
				cfs.rp++
				if cfs.rp < len(cfs.src) && cfs.src[cfs.rp] == '"' {
					cfs.fieldBytes = append(cfs.fieldBytes, '"')
					cfs.rp++
				} else {
					break quotedValue
				}
			case '\\':
				cfs.rp++
				if cfs.rp >= len(cfs.src) {
					cfs.err = fmt.Errorf("composite text format unterminated quoted field")
					return false

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgtype/composite.go:414 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jackc/pgx@ec1a0befd2 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/bc79184fbc8eb2b1.json. Report an issue: GitHub.