APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Error Message: N/A . Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException at sun.nio.cs.ext.DoubleByteDecoder.isLegalLeadingByte(DoubleByteDe coder.java:223) at sun.nio.cs.ext.DoubleByteDecoder.decodeBufferLoop(DoubleByteDeco der.java:166) at sun.nio.cs.ext.DoubleByteDecoder.decodeLoop(DoubleByteDecoder.ja va:198) at java.nio.charset.CharsetDecoder.decode(CharsetDecoder.java:561) ... ... .
Local fix
Problem summary
The problem is due to accessing the character mapping table which is not exposed to base class decoder inorder to validate the lead byte of a double byte character and resulted in NullPointerException
Problem conclusion
The problem is resolved by removing the checks for validating lead byte of a double byte character. . This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases: 7 SR9 FP20 (7.0.9.20) 7 R1 SR3 FP20 (7.1.3.20) . Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service Refreshes and Fix Packs. For those running stand-alone, information about the available Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IV78193
Reported component name
JAVA CLASS LIBS
Reported component ID
620700130
Reported release
700
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2015-10-20
Closed date
2015-10-20
Last modified date
2015-10-20
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
R700 PSY
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Document Information
Modified date:
21 February 2022