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  1. Core Server
  2. SERVER-21740

Shell can't print invalid or native functions stored in a document

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    • Type: Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Icon: Trivial - P5 Trivial - P5
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    • Affects Version/s: 2.6.11, 3.0.7, 3.2.0-rc5
    • Component/s: JavaScript, Shell
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    • TIG 11 (03/11/16)

      attempting to store and find an invalid or native function from the shell gives a SyntaxError.

      It looks like the cause is that the shell attempts to eval a function in a document, which would fail if the function is invalid.

      2015-12-02T15:04:39.330-0500 E QUERY    [thread1] SyntaxError: missing ] after element list :
tojsonObject@src/mongo/shell/types.js:701:13
tojson@src/mongo/shell/types.js:647:17
DBQuery.prototype.shellPrint@src/mongo/shell/query.js:522:65
shellPrintHelper@src/mongo/shell/utils.js:462:1
@(shell2):1:1

            Assignee:
            robert.guo@mongodb.com Robert Guo (Inactive)
            Reporter:
            robert.guo@mongodb.com Robert Guo (Inactive)
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