IV20896: JAVA.SQL.DRIVERMANAGER.LOADDRIVERS THROWS PATTERNSYNTAXEXCEPTION AFTER APPLYING APAR IV31153

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: When JVM initialize java.sql.DriverManager, it
  will throw a java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException
  .
  Stack Trace: aused by: java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException:
  Unexpected
   internal
  error near index 1
  
  \
  
   <HAT>01
  
   at java.util.regex.Pattern.error(Pattern.java:1724)
  
   at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:1477)
  
   at java.util.regex.Pattern.<init>(Pattern.java:1144)
  
   at java.util.regex.Pattern.compile(Pattern.java:834)
  
   at java.lang.String.replaceAll(String.java:1573)
  
   at java.sql.DriverManager.loadDrivers(DriverManager.java:199)
  
   at java.sql.DriverManager.loadDrivers(DriverManager.java:271)
  
   at
  java.sql.DriverManager.loadDriversFromFiles(DriverManager.java:1
  82)
  
   at
  java.sql.DriverManager.loadInitialDrivers(DriverManager.java:98)
  
   at java.sql.DriverManager.<clinit>(DriverManager.java:89)
  
   at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initializeImpl(Native Method)
  
   at java.lang.J9VMInternals.initialize(J9VMInternals.java:200)
  
   ... 17 more
  .
  N/A
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• This problem is due to an invalid regular expression in
  String.replaceAll
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR11
  6.0.1 SR4
  .
  The solution is to replace the invalid regular expression with
  the correct string
  

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

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