Add comment to XContentBuilder.toString() (#13809) (#13932)

* Add comment to XContentBuilder.toString * Fix typo --------- (cherry picked from commit bf43678) Signed-off-by: Liyun Xiu <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: github-actions[bot] <github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
opensearch-project · Jun 3, 2024 · bd0deec · bd0deec
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diff --git a/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/core/xcontent/XContentBuilder.java b/libs/core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/core/xcontent/XContentBuilder.java
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ public static XContentBuilder builder(XContent xContent, Set<String> includes, S
 
     /**
      * Returns a string representation of the builder (only applicable for text based xcontent).
+     * Note: explicitly or implicitly (from debugger) calling toString() could cause XContentBuilder
+     * to close which is a side effect done by @see BytesReference#bytes().
+     * Trying to write more contents after toString() will cause NPE. Use it with caution.
      */
     @Override
     public String toString() {