v2.1.2: Updated func (e *E) Error() string implementation to handle nil pointer references.

mkenney · mkenney · commit 378f9b055bdc · 2021-05-12T16:56:00.000-06:00
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 - **Minor**: feature additions, removal of deprecated features
 - **Patch**: bug fixes, backward compatible model and function changes, etc.
 
+# v2.1.2 - 2021-05-12
+#### Added
+* n/a
+
+#### Changed
+* Updated `func (e *E) Error() string` implementation to handle nil pointer references.
+
+#### Removed
+* n/a
+
 # v2.1.1 - 2020-05-30
 #### Added
 * n/a
diff --git a/error.go b/error.go
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ func (e *E) Caller() std_caller.Caller {
 
 // Error implements std_error.Error.
 func (e *E) Error() string {
+	if nil == e.err {
+		return ""
+	}
 	return e.err.Error()
 }
 

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ func (e *E) Caller() std_caller.Caller {`
`25`	`25`
`26`	`26`	`// Error implements std_error.Error.`
`27`	`27`	`func (e *E) Error() string {`
	`28`	`+ if nil == e.err {`
	`29`	`+ return ""`
	`30`	`+ }`
`28`	`31`	`return e.err.Error()`
`29`	`32`	`}`
`30`	`33`