jackc/pgx · error

unexpected end of string

Error message

unexpected end of string

What it means

Error "unexpected end of string" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgtype/hstore.go:311

}

// consumeExpectedByte consumes expectedB from the string, or returns an error.
func (p *hstoreParser) consumeExpectedByte(expectedB byte) error {
	nextB, end := p.consume()
	if end {
		return fmt.Errorf("expected '%c' ('%#v'); found end", expectedB, expectedB)
	}
	if nextB != expectedB {
		return unexpectedByteErr(nextB, expectedB)
	}
	return nil
}

// 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:], '"')

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgtype/hstore.go:311 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/b27243d03bf17b4c.json. Report an issue: GitHub.