spring-projects/spring-boot · error · IllegalArgumentException

Failed to parse arguments [{}]

Error message

Failed to parse arguments [{}]

What it means

Error "Failed to parse arguments [{}]" thrown in spring-projects/spring-boot.

Source

Thrown at build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/RunArguments.java:73

	Deque<String> getArgs() {
		return this.args;
	}

	String[] asArray() {
		return this.args.toArray(new String[0]);
	}

	static String[] parseArgs(@Nullable String arguments) {
		if (arguments == null || arguments.trim().isEmpty()) {
			return NO_ARGS;
		}
		try {
			arguments = arguments.replace('\n', ' ').replace('\t', ' ');
			return CommandLineUtils.translateCommandline(arguments);
		}
		catch (Exception ex) {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Failed to parse arguments [" + arguments + "]", ex);
		}
	}

}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at build-plugin/spring-boot-maven-plugin/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/maven/RunArguments.java:73 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of spring-projects/spring-boot@5b2dbdbb8b (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/751d9e9be2f8364a.json. Report an issue: GitHub.