Getting exception: type of throw argument is not a RefType!

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Expected behavior and actual behavior.

I am testing on a sample application and run into the exception shown below in stack trace. I get the same exception. Kindly help out!

Steps to reproduce the problem.

Command Used: java -Xmx2G -XX:+UseConcMarkSweep GC -jar Paprika.jar analyse app-debug.apk -db "db" -p "com.example.app" -dev my dev -cat mycat -nd 100 -d "2020-01-001 10:23:39.050315" -r 1.0 -s 1024 -u "unsafe mode" -k F:B8:DF:C8:C1:2E:30:A5:71:25:57:1C:88:71:D6:36:69:27:41:68:DE:03:7C:D8:7D:77:F5:E1:70:1E:F9:7C -n "customlint" -a "E:\Installations\Android\sdk\platforms"

Stacktrace

Collecting metrics
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type (narr range): java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
array element type: (filled narr)java.lang.String
java.lang.IllegalStateException: UnitThrowAnalysis StmtSwitch: type of throw arg
ument is not a RefType!
        at soot.toolkits.exceptions.AbstractThrowAnalysis.mightThrowExplicitly(A
bstractThrowAnalysis.java:65)
        at soot.toolkits.exceptions.UnitThrowAnalysis$UnitSwitch.caseThrowStmt(U
nitThrowAnalysis.java:706)
        at soot.jimple.internal.JThrowStmt.apply(JThrowStmt.java:70)
        at soot.toolkits.exceptions.UnitThrowAnalysis.mightThrow(UnitThrowAnalys
is.java:241)
        at soot.toolkits.graph.ExceptionalUnitGraph.getExceptionDests(Exceptiona
lUnitGraph.java:818)
        at soot.toolkits.graph.ExceptionalUnitGraph.buildHeadsAndTails(Exception
alUnitGraph.java:779)
        at soot.toolkits.graph.ExceptionalUnitGraph.initialize(ExceptionalUnitGr
aph.java:293)
        at soot.toolkits.graph.ExceptionalUnitGraph.<init>(ExceptionalUnitGraph.
java:159)
        at soot.toolkits.graph.ExceptionalUnitGraph.<init>(ExceptionalUnitGraph.
java:192)
        at soot.dexpler.DexNullTransformer.internalTransform(DexNullTransformer.
java:96)
        at soot.BodyTransformer.transform(BodyTransformer.java:51)
        at soot.BodyTransformer.transform(BodyTransformer.java:58)
        at soot.BodyTransformer.transform(BodyTransformer.java:63)
        at soot.dexpler.DexBody.jimplify(DexBody.java:523)
        at soot.dexpler.DexMethod$1.getBody(DexMethod.java:150)
        at soot.SootMethod.getBodyFromMethodSource(SootMethod.java:91)
        at soot.SootMethod.retrieveActiveBody(SootMethod.java:324)
        at soot.PackManager.retrieveAllBodies(PackManager.java:1140)
        at soot.PackManager.runPacksNormally(PackManager.java:458)
        at soot.PackManager.runPacks(PackManager.java:391)
        at paprika.analyzer.SootAnalyzer.runAnalysis(SootAnalyzer.java:119)
        at paprika.Main.runAnalysis(Main.java:114)
        at paprika.Main.main(Main.java:80)

###Specifications.

• Operating System: Windows 10
• JRE version: 1.7.0_80
• Paprika version: Latest