IV21782: JAVA.IO.CONSOLE CLASS USES INCORRECT CONSOLE ENCODING ON ZOS WHE N FILE.ENCODING IS ASCII

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
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  When file encoding is specified as ASCII, the default console
  encoding used by java.io.Console class for console read and
  write operations is incorrect on zOS. The console encoding is
  not honoured even when the console encoding is explicitly
  specified using system property -Dconsole.encoding.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• java.io.Console class uses "file.encoding" value for read and
  write operations from/to console. Console output on zOS becomes
  garbled when "file.encoding" differs from platform's  console
  encoding.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.1 SR3
  6.0.0 SR11
  7.0.0 SR3
  .
  The JVM Console class is updated:
  1)To use platform's default encoding in case console encoding is
  not set.
  2)To honor the system property -Dconsole.encoding when it is
  specified.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• 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

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP