jackc/pgx · error

found end before closing double-quote ('"')

Error message

found end before closing double-quote ('"')

What it means

Error "found end before closing double-quote ('"')" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgtype/hstore.go:323

}

// consumeExpected2 consumes two expected bytes or returns an error.
// This was a bit faster than using a string argument (better inlining? Not sure).
func (p *hstoreParser) consumeExpected2(one, two byte) error {
	if p.pos+2 > len(p.str) {
		return errors.New("unexpected end of string")
	}
	if p.str[p.pos] != one {
		return unexpectedByteErr(p.str[p.pos], one)
	}
	if p.str[p.pos+1] != two {
		return unexpectedByteErr(p.str[p.pos+1], two)
	}
	p.pos += 2
	return nil
}

var errEOSInQuoted = errors.New(`found end before closing double-quote ('"')`)

// consumeDoubleQuoted consumes a double-quoted string from p. The double quote must have been
// parsed already. This copies the string from the backing string so it can be garbage collected.
func (p *hstoreParser) consumeDoubleQuoted() (string, error) {
	// fast path: assume most keys/values do not contain escapes
	nextDoubleQuote := strings.IndexByte(p.str[p.pos:], '"')
	if nextDoubleQuote == -1 {
		return "", errEOSInQuoted
	}
	nextDoubleQuote += p.pos
	if p.nextBackslash == -1 || p.nextBackslash > nextDoubleQuote {
		// clone the string from the source string to ensure it can be garbage collected separately
		// TODO: use strings.Clone on Go 1.20; this could get optimized away
		s := strings.Clone(p.str[p.pos:nextDoubleQuote])
		p.pos = nextDoubleQuote + 1
		return s, nil
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgtype/hstore.go:323 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/2b6695aa28c8f4b8.json. Report an issue: GitHub.