Attempting to save out a long string via BigStringCustomEditor results in an error: "Char at 0 is not a character: <char as int>"

[SirIntellegence]

Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 18

What happened

I went to view a long string and, it shows up properly in the debug window, shortened and all, but using the "save to file" button breaks things.

How to reproduce

See above. TBH, I am mostly making this so I have a bug number to name the branch after.

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

Operating System

Mac

JDK

OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Temurin-19.0.1+10 (build 19.0.1+10, mixed mode, sharing)

Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans provided installer

Anything else

I strongly believe it is related to #4123

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

Yes

[neilcsmith-net]

TBH, I am mostly making this so I have a bug number to name the branch after.

Please don't open issues for this purpose, as it says in the issue form. Just open a pull request. They use the same numbering system anyway, and it just makes extra work all round.

[SirIntellegence]

Ah. My bad. Sorry about that. Apparently I didn't notice that. How would you recommend making branch names in the first place then since you need to open a pull request before you can get the number.

[mbien]

How would you recommend making branch names in the first place then since you need to open a pull request before you can get the number.

@SirIntellegence i do this locally. Branch from latest master and give it some name. Then when I push the branch to my clone the git CLI even posts a link which will directly lead you to the PR page. So the next click opens the PR already.