Unreal Engine Issues and Bug Tracker (UE-40081)

Description

The editor crashes when the Count parameter passed into the Mid function is < 0.

There is an assertion

check(Count >= 0);

in FString Mid in UnrealString.h, but an error message would be expected rather than an editor crash.

Steps to Reproduce

Open the editor
Create a new actor blueprint
On Begin Play, add a Print String Node
Add a Mid node and set the Start to 0, and the Count to -1
Connect the return to the String pin of the Print String node
Compile the blueprint
Place an instance of the actor in the level
PIE

Result: Editor crashes

Expected: Error message would appear in the output log or blueprint compile would fail due to the invalid value.

Callstack

>	UE4Editor-Core.dll!FString::Mid(int Start, int Count) Line 1153	C++
 	UE4Editor-CodeStuff.dll!AThrowCharacter::BeginPlay() Line 20	C++
 	UE4Editor-Engine.dll!AWorldSettings::NotifyBeginPlay() Line 175	C++
 	UE4Editor-Engine.dll!AGameStateBase::HandleBeginPlay() Line 177	C++
 	UE4Editor-Engine.dll!UWorld::BeginPlay() Line 3358	C++
 	UE4Editor-Engine.dll!UGameInstance::StartPIEGameInstance(ULocalPlayer * LocalPlayer, bool bInSimulateInEditor, bool bAnyBlueprintErrors, bool bStartInSpectatorMode) Line 282	C++
 	UE4Editor-UnrealEd.dll!UEditorEngine::CreatePIEGameInstance(int InPIEInstance, bool bInSimulateInEditor, bool bAnyBlueprintErrors, bool bStartInSpectatorMode, bool bRunAsDedicated, float PIEStartTime) Line 3358	C++
 	UE4Editor-UnrealEd.dll!UEditorEngine::PlayInEditor(UWorld * InWorld, bool bInSimulateInEditor) Line 2462	C++
 	UE4Editor-UnrealEd.dll!UEditorEngine::StartQueuedPlayMapRequest() Line 1160	C++
 	UE4Editor-UnrealEd.dll!UEditorEngine::Tick(float DeltaSeconds, bool bIdleMode) Line 1320	C++
 	UE4Editor-UnrealEd.dll!UUnrealEdEngine::Tick(float DeltaSeconds, bool bIdleMode) Line 371	C++
 	UE4Editor.exe!FEngineLoop::Tick() Line 2859	C++
 	UE4Editor.exe!GuardedMain(const wchar_t * CmdLine, HINSTANCE__ * hInInstance, HINSTANCE__ * hPrevInstance, int nCmdShow) Line 152	C++
 	UE4Editor.exe!WinMain(HINSTANCE__ * hInInstance, HINSTANCE__ * hPrevInstance, char * __formal, int nCmdShow) Line 191	C++
 	UE4Editor.exe!__scrt_common_main_seh() Line 253	C++

Community References

Blueprint MID crashes if Count is -1

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Fixed

Component	UE - Gameplay
Affects Versions	4.13, 4.14
Target Fix	4.17

Fix Commit	3195953

Created	Dec 29, 2016
Resolved	Jun 15, 2017
Updated	Sep 14, 2021

UE-40081

Editor Crashes When Count on Mid Node is Less Than 0

Editor Crashes When Count on Mid Node is Less Than 0

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