nikic/PHP-Parser · error · \RuntimeException

Invalid position information

Error message

Invalid position information

What it means

Error "Invalid position information" thrown in nikic/PHP-Parser.

Source

Thrown at lib/PhpParser/NodeDumper.php:289

        if (!$node->hasAttribute('startLine') || !$node->hasAttribute('endLine')) {
            return null;
        }

        $start = $node->getStartLine();
        $end = $node->getEndLine();
        if ($node->hasAttribute('startFilePos') && $node->hasAttribute('endFilePos')
            && null !== $this->code
        ) {
            $start .= ':' . $this->toColumn($this->code, $node->getStartFilePos());
            $end .= ':' . $this->toColumn($this->code, $node->getEndFilePos());
        }
        return "[$start - $end]";
    }

    // Copied from Error class
    private function toColumn(string $code, int $pos): int {
        if ($pos > strlen($code)) {
            throw new \RuntimeException('Invalid position information');
        }

        $lineStartPos = strrpos($code, "\n", $pos - strlen($code));
        if (false === $lineStartPos) {
            $lineStartPos = -1;
        }

        return $pos - $lineStartPos;
    }
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/PhpParser/NodeDumper.php:289 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikic/PHP-Parser@fbd47f7ebc (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f3d527b2a93ab74c. Report an issue: GitHub.