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MWE:

\documentclass{scrartcl}

\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[
            backend = biber,
            sortlocale = auto,
            sorting = nty,
            style = authoryear-comp
           ]{biblatex}

\begin{filecontents}{\jobname.bib}
  @book{
        Sur,
        author = {Surname, Name},
        editor = {Test e.\,V.},
        title  = {Title},
        year   = {2000},
       }
\end{filecontents}

\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}

\begin{document}

  Test \autocite[1]{Sur}.
  \printbibliography

\end{document}

Error log (bbl file):

% $ biblatex auxiliary file $
% $ biblatex bbl format version 2.9 $
% Do not modify the above lines!

% This is an auxiliary file used by the 'biblatex' package.
% This file may safely be deleted. It will be recreated by
% biber as required.

\begingroup
\makeatletter
\@ifundefined{ver@biblatex.sty}
  {\@latex@error
    {Missing 'biblatex' package}
    {The bibliography requires the 'biblatex' package.}
    \aftergroup\endinput}
  {}
\endgroup

\refsection{0}
  \datalist[entry]{nty/global//global/global}
    \entry{Sur}{book}{}
      \name{author}{1}{}{%
        {{uniquename=0,uniquepart=base,hash=4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}{%
        family={Surname},
        familyi={S\bibinitperiod},
        given={Name},
        giveni={N\bibinitperiod},
        givenun=0}}%
      }
      \name{editor}{1}{}{%
        {{hash=f67e6b7b9d22061314a9ed21f1590418}{%
          family={Test\bibnamedelima e.\},
          familyi={T\bibinitperiod\bibinitdelim e\bibinitperiod},
          given={V.},
          giveni={V\bibinitperiod}}}%
      }
      \strng{namehash}{4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}
      \strng{fullhash}{4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}
      \strng{bibnamehash}{4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}
      \strng{authorbibnamehash}{4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}
      \strng{authornamehash}{4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}
      \strng{authorfullhash}{4bb983b68767bfb7760064c0db4691d7}
      \strng{editorbibnamehash}{f67e6b7b9d22061314a9ed21f1590418}
      \strng{editornamehash}{f67e6b7b9d22061314a9ed21f1590418}
      \strng{editorfullhash}{f67e6b7b9d22061314a9ed21f1590418}
      \field{sortinit}{S}
      \field{sortinithash}{322b1d5276f2f6c1bccdcd15920dbee6}
      \field{extradatescope}{labelyear}
      \field{labeldatesource}{year}
      \field{labelnamesource}{author}
      \field{labeltitlesource}{title}
      \field{title}{Title}
      \field{year}{2000}
    \endentry
  \enddatalist
\endrefsection
\endinput

Is \, not allowed in bib files or is it a bug?

Thank you for your help and effort in advance!

Su-47
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    Protect the editor with additional braces: {{Test e.,V.}} (untested, I don't have time now). – Ulrike Fischer Jun 29 '18 at 09:06
  • Related: https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/10808/35864. One could argue that this is a bug since Biber should probably not produce something that breaks so spectacularly. But then again the whole initial generation is vastly complicated and you should use double braces as in editor = {{Test e.\,V.}}, anyway - in which case it works, so I don't think we need to lose sleep over this. – moewe Jun 29 '18 at 09:25
  • Hello @Ulrike Fischer! Your advice works! Thank you! – Su-47 Jul 01 '18 at 05:55

1 Answers1

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biblatex has its own macro. From its documentation:

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\documentclass{scrartcl}

\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[
            backend = biber,
            sortlocale = auto,
            sorting = nty,
            style = authoryear-comp
           ]{biblatex}

\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents*}{\jobname.bib}
  @book{
        Sur,
        author = {Surname, Name},
        editor = {{Test e.\addnbthinspace{}V.}},
        title  = {Title},
        year   = {2000},
       }
\end{filecontents*}

\addbibresource{\jobname.bib}

\begin{document}

  Test \autocite[1]{Sur}.
  \printbibliography

\end{document}

Please note that using biblatex specific commands in the .bib file means that the .bib file can only be used with biblatex and is no longer compatible with other bibliography tools

samcarter_is_at_topanswers.xyz
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    But you should still use double braces editor = {{Test e.\addnbthinspace{}V.}}, so that the name does not get split. In that case even editor = {{Test e.\.V.}}, works. – moewe Jun 29 '18 at 09:20
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    Thank you for the edit. There is an argument for choosing \, over \addnbthinspace to be made here: It makes the .bib file more portable. – moewe Jun 29 '18 at 09:27
  • One could use providecommand though. – Johannes_B Jun 29 '18 at 09:37