jackc/pgx · error

invalid length for tid: %v

Error message

invalid length for tid: %v

What it means

Error "invalid length for tid: %v" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgtype/tid.go:210

	}

	return scanner.ScanText(Text{
		String: fmt.Sprintf(`(%d,%d)`, blockNumber, offsetNumber),
		Valid:  true,
	})
}

type scanPlanTextAnyToTIDScanner struct{}

func (scanPlanTextAnyToTIDScanner) Scan(src []byte, dst any) error {
	scanner := (dst).(TIDScanner)

	if src == nil {
		return scanner.ScanTID(TID{})
	}

	if len(src) < 5 {
		return fmt.Errorf("invalid length for tid: %v", len(src))
	}

	block, offset, found := strings.Cut(string(src[1:len(src)-1]), ",")
	if !found {
		return fmt.Errorf("invalid format for tid")
	}

	blockNumber, err := strconv.ParseUint(block, 10, 32)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	offsetNumber, err := strconv.ParseUint(offset, 10, 16)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	return scanner.ScanTID(TID{BlockNumber: uint32(blockNumber), OffsetNumber: uint16(offsetNumber), Valid: true})

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgtype/tid.go:210 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/370606fb69eac1a4.json. Report an issue: GitHub.