Uncaught IllegalArgumentException in ResultsPrinterSimsCDF.go2() method

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Fatal error thrown while parsing .ser files of simulated ∆SSLS data for Uc 
statistic:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Digits < 0
        at java.math.MathContext.<init>(MathContext.java:158)
        at java.math.MathContext.<init>(MathContext.java:141)
        at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.print(Formatter.java:3559)
        at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.print(Formatter.java:3484)
        at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.printFloat(Formatter.java:2736)
        at java.util.Formatter$FormatSpecifier.print(Formatter.java:2683)
        at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2449)
        at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2383)
        at java.lang.String.format(String.java:2781)
        at uk.ac.qmul.sbcs.evolution.sandbox.ResultsPrinterSimsCDF.go2(ResultsPrinterSimsCDF.java:654)
        at uk.ac.qmul.sbcs.evolution.sandbox.ResultsPrinterSimsCDF.main(ResultsPrinterSimsCDF.java:119)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
        at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:622)
        at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.jarinjarloader.JarRsrcLoader.main(JarRsrcLoader.java:58)

Relevant line in code is (ResultsPrinterSimsCDF.java:654):

    String AOSD = String.format("%.16f",avgOfSummedDiffs);

It is likely that BigDecimal avgOfSummedDiffs is either behaving oddly, or else 
null? Relevant constuctor docs are:

/*
MathContext
 public MathContext(String val)
 Constructs a new MathContext from a string. The string must be in the same format as that produced by the toString() method.
 An IllegalArgumentException is thrown if the precision section of the string is out of range (< 0) or the string is not in the format created by the toString() method.

Parameters:
   val - The string to be parsed
Throws:
  IllegalArgumentException - if the precision section is out of range or of incorrect format
  NullPointerException - if the argument is null
 */

e.g. see attached (ENSG00000105771)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by joeparke...@gmail.com on 29 Jan 2014 at 6:11

Attachments:

• rps.err