PH40522: JZOS STRINGFIELD THOWS AN EXCEPTION WHEN TRIMMING SPACES FROM A STRING THAT CONTAINS ONLY SPACES

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The exception java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException is
  thrown. The problem is caused when using StringField.getString
  to trim leading blanks from an all-blank string with an
  offset.
  .
  Stack trace
  <stackTrace>Exception in thread "main"
  java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 200
         at
  com.ibm.jzos.fields.StringField.getString(StringField.java:171)
         at
  com.ibm.jzos.fields.StringField.getString(StringField.java:155)
  

Local fix

• Use JZOS to trim trailing blanks, instead of leading blanks,
  from an all-blank string.
  

Problem summary

• The problem is caused when using a JZOS class to trim leading
  blanks from an all-blank string with an offset.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JZOS has been updated to prevent the exception from
  occurring when trimming strings of blanks.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     11   SR13 FP0  (11.0.13.0)
     8    SR6 FP36  (8.0.6.36)
  .
  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 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 Z/OS 64

• Fixed component ID

  620700104

Applicable component levels