PH45431: ECLIPSELINK CRITERIA API SUPPORT FOR PARAMETER VALUES IN CRITERIABUILDER ISNULL FUNCTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Passing a ParameterExpression to CriteriaBuilder.isNull()
  results in EclipseLink throwing an exception when setting the
  parameter value:
  
  Exception:
  ´´´
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No parameter with name :
  Parameter[name=null] was found within the query:
  ReportQuery(referenceClass=SimpleEntity ).
   at
  org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EJBQueryImpl.setParameter(E
  JBQueryImpl.java:548)
   at
  org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EJBQueryImpl.setParameter(E
  JBQueryImpl.java:1)
  ´´´
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server - Java Persistence API -             *
  *                  EclipseLink                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Add support for parameters within       *
  *                      EclipseLink CriteriaBuilder isNull &    *
  *                      isNotNull functions                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  ExclipseLink throws an exception when parameters are used
  within CriteriaBuilder isNull & isNotNull functions. The
  support was never added to EclipseLink.
  Exception:
  ```
  java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: No parameter with name :
  Parameter[name=null] was found within the query:
  ReportQuery(referenceClass=SimpleEntity ).
  at
  org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EJBQueryImpl.setParameter(E
  JBQueryImpl.java:548)
  at
  org.eclipse.persistence.internal.jpa.EJBQueryImpl.setParameter(E
  JBQueryImpl.java:1)
  ```
  

Problem conclusion

• The fix for this APAR changes the EclipseLink implementation
  and involves an update to the third-party source. See
  https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=579327
  
  This fix is currently targeted for WebSphere Application
  Server 9.0.5.13 and WebSphere Liberty 22.0.0.6. For more
  information, see 'Recommended Updates for WebSphere
  Application Server':
  https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/715553
  

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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels