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WordUtils.wrap() zero-width wrapOn regex match causes infinite loop#1649

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Calling the deprecated method WordUtils.wrap(String, int, String, boolean, String) with zero-width wrapOn regex match causes infinite loop

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@garydgregory garydgregory force-pushed the bugfix/WordUtils_wrap_loop branch from 744569f to 5455a75 Compare May 17, 2026 14:25
@garydgregory garydgregory merged commit 184c9e8 into apache:master May 17, 2026
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@garydgregory garydgregory deleted the bugfix/WordUtils_wrap_loop branch May 17, 2026 15:29
Comment thread src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
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