PK38711: COMPILATION ERROR "CANNOT INVOKE EQUALS(INT) ON THE PRIMITIVE TYPE" WHEN GENERATING WEB SERVICE SKELETON

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  - OS (name, language, version or SP): Microsoft Windows XP SP2
   - Product name (Build ID or version/patch level):
  IBM Rational Application Developer 6.0.1.1 iFix003a
  IBM Websphere 6.0.2.17
  
  Reproducible Y/N: Y
  
  Description of problem:
  When generating a Web Service, the following compilation errors
  are raised on some generated deserializers:
  1) Cannot invoke equals(int) on the primitive type
  2) e cannot be resolved
  3) Syntax error, insert ") Statement" to complete IfStatement
  

Local fix

• using the webservices.jar provided with WAS 6.0.2.17 seems to
  fix the problem.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of the WebSphere Application       *
  *                 Server webservice deploy functionality in    *
  *                 Rational Application Developer v6.0.         *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: The Java code produced by the           *
  *                      WebSphere Application Server v6.0       *
  *                      webservice emitter contains Java        *
  *                      compilation errors.                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  In certain situations the Java code produced by the WebSphere
  Application Server v6.0 webservice emitter would contain the
  following errors that are visible in the 'Problems' view:
  
  1) Cannot invoke equals(int) on the primitive type.
  2) 'e' cannot be resolved.
  3) Syntax error, insert ") Statement" to complete IfStatement"
  

Problem conclusion

• The WebSphere Application Server webservice emitter has been
  updated to v6.0.2.17 to correct these problems.  The fix for
  this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in Rational
  Application Developer v6.0.1.1 iFix 004.
  

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

  WEBAPP SERVER A

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0820

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

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