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LO75797: EMBEDDED APPLET IN A NOTES FORM THROWS NULL POINTER EXCEPTION IN JAVA CONSOLE AND DOES NOT LOAD, COM.IBM.JEMPOWER.APPLET.*INDI

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • in an applet, embedded in a Notes form, stored in the NSF
    resources:
    ...
    public class TestHTTPApplet extends JApplet {
    ...
    public TestHTTPApplet() {
      try {
       URL url = new URL("http://URL");
       HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection)
    url.openConnection();
    the applet fails to load and the following error message is
    shown in the Java console:
    java.lang.NullPointerException
     at sun.net.
    www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTPHeader(HttpClient.java:719)
     at sun.net.
    www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP(HttpClient.java:646)
     at
    COM.ibm.JEmpower.applet.http.HttpURLConnection.getInputStream(Ht
    tpURLCon
    nection.java:411)
     at
    COM.ibm.JEmpower.applet.http.HttpURLConnection.getHeaderField(Ht
    tpURLCon
    nection.java:703)
     at
    java.net.HttpURLConnection.getResponseCode(HttpURLConnection.jav
    a:399)
     at pl.gov.sejm.TestHTTPApplet.<init>(TestHTTPApplet.java:22)
     at java.lang.J9VMInternals.newInstanceImpl(Native Method)
     at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:1474)
     at
    COM.ibm.JEmpower.applet.AppletFrame.runLoader(AppletFrame.java:6
    98)
     at
    COM.ibm.JEmpower.applet.AppletFrame.run(AppletFrame.java:398)
     at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:738)
    

Local fix

  • none found - although replacing the JVM with a copy from a
    previous version (fixpack) appears to restore the old working
    order.
    

Problem summary

  • Oracle changed the  sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP
     implement, we need changed our code for it.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Oracle changed the  sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP
     implement, we need changed our code for it.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

  • This APAR is associated with SPR# SRAO98JTBV.
    Oracle changed the  sun.net.www.http.HttpClient.parseHTTP
     implement, we need changed our code for it.
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    LO75797

  • Reported component name

    NOTES CLIENT

  • Reported component ID

    5724E6255

  • Reported release

    853

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2013-06-14

  • Closed date

    2014-08-29

  • Last modified date

    2014-08-29

  • 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

    NOTES CLIENT

  • Fixed component ID

    5724E6255

Applicable component levels

  • R853 PSN

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 August 2014