Bug 188219 If a column name has colon will lead the exceptions when using it as a dimension[1101]
Description: If a column name has colon will lead the exceptions when using it as a dimension[1101] Build number: 2.2.0.v20070522-0630 Steps to reproduce: 1, New a computed column name such as a:b 2, Using the a:b column as a dimension in cube builder or 1, New a joint dataset and left all the columns name by default 2, New a cube using the joint dataset 3, Drag one column to dimension in cube builder Expected result: The column a:b or the column name has colon can be used as dimension without any exception Actual result: Exception occurs when using the a:b column as dimension Error log: A BIRT exception occurred. Plug-in Provider:Eclipse.org Plug-in Name:BIRT Model Plug-in ID:org.eclipse.birt.report.model Version:2.2.0.v20070522-0956 Error Code:Error.NameException.INVALID_NAME Error Message:The name "a:b" is invalid for it contains character ".", "/", "", "!", ";", "," .
model/org.eclipse.birt.report.model/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/model/core/namespace/DimensionNameHelper.java
.getUniqueName( element );
		}
		String name = StringUtil.trimString( element.getName( ) );
		
		if ( eDefn.getNameOption( ) == MetaDataConstants.NO_NAME )
			return null;
		if ( eDefn.getNameOption( ) == MetaDataConstants.OPTIONAL_NAME
				&& name == null && dimension.getRoot( ) instanceof ReportDesign )
			return null;
		
		int id = eDefn.getNameSpaceID( );
		NameSpace nameSpace = getCachedNameSpace( id );
		NameSpace moduleNameSpace = nameContexts[id].getNameSpace( );
		if ( name != null && !nameSpace.contains( name )
				&& !moduleNameSpace.contains( name ) )
			return name;
		
		
		
		
		if ( name == null )
		{
			name = ModelMessages.getMessage( "New." 
					+ element.getDefn( ).getName( ) );
			name = name.trim( );
		}
		
		int index = 0;
		String baseName = name;
		while ( nameSpace.contains( name ) || moduleNameSpace.contains( name ) )