APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Error Message: This defect causes the reading of properties files encoded with an ASCII codepage to break in the following circumstances: 1. The properties file contains contain a single line with a key/value pair that uses ':' as the separator 2. The properties file contains contain a single line with a key/value pair that uses whitespace as the separator 3. The properties file contains contain a single line with a key but no value This issue can manifest in many different circumstances depending on what the properties file is used for. Most commonly the corrupted string data will lead to a problem elsewhere in the application. The corrupted string data will look, similar to this: ÁÌ/_ø%Á&Ê?øÁÊÈ`.Á`?ÁÌ/_ø%Áî/%ÍÁ = For example: Stack Trace: Error: Exception thrown by the agent : java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Expected word at end of line <OSB>ÈÁËÈÍËÁÊ???ÊÁ/ÀÏÊÑÈÁ <CSB> sun.management.AgentConfigurationError: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Expected word at end of line <OSB>ÈÁËÈÍËÁÊ???ÊÁ/ÀÏÊÑÈÁ <CSB> at sun.management.jmxremote.ConnectorBootstrap .startRemoteConnectorServer(ConnectorBootstrap.java:492) The issue may also manifest as a NullPointerException in the application, caused by a property key not being found in the properties file.
Local fix
customer should be able to work around the issue in either of the following ways: Add a newline character at the end of the single line in the properties file, such that the properties file will contain two lines. Add an equal's sign character ('=') at the end of the key string in the properties file
Problem summary
GARBLED TEXT RETURNED BY JAVA.UTIL.PROPERTIES.LOAD()
Problem conclusion
No garbled text returned by java.util.Properties.load() with the fix provided in SR8FP25 release. Reading of properties files encoded with an ASCII codepage will not break in the following circumstances: 1. The properties file contains a single line with a key/value pair that uses ':' as the separator 2. The properties file contains a single line with a key/value pair that uses whitespace as the separator 3. The properties file contains a single line with a key but no value . This APAR will be fixed in the following Releases: . IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition 8 SR8 FP25 (8.0.8.25) . Downloads and supplementary documentation can be found at the following locations: - For non z/OS operating systems: - IBM Semeru Runtimes, Version 11 and later https://www.ibm.com/semeru-runtimes/downloads/ - IBM SDK, Java Technology Edition, Version 8 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-downloads/ - For the z/OS operating system: - Java SDK Products on z/OS https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/java-sdk-products-zos
Temporary fix
customer should be able to work around the issue in either of the following ways: Add a newline character at the end of the single line in the properties file, such that the properties file will contain two lines. Add an equal's sign character ('=') at the end of the key string in the properties file
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IJ50401
Reported component name
JAVA CLASS LIBS
Reported component ID
620700130
Reported release
800
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt / Xsystem
Submitted date
2024-03-08
Closed date
2024-03-29
Last modified date
2024-04-20
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
Fix information
Fixed component name
JAVA CLASS LIBS
Fixed component ID
620700130
Applicable component levels
[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU054","label":"Systems w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSNVBF","label":"Runtimes for Java Technology"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"8.0","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}}]
Document Information
Modified date:
21 April 2024