PM85842: JavaScript for-loop auto completion works sporadically and throws errors

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Abstract:
  
  Attempts to use the Auto-complete feature to generate a 'for'
  loop within Javascript code may result in an error.
  
  Problem:
  
  1. You open an HTML/JSP page.
  2. You create a ?script type='text/javascript'? ?/script? block
  and move the cursor into it.
  3. You type 'for?ctrl+space?'
  4. An Auto complete popup box appears.
  5. Select the auto complete format you want to use.
  6. The action might work or it might fail with the following
  error in your workspace log file:
  
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at java.lang.String.valueOf(Unknown Source)
  at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.corext.template.java.
  CompilationUnitCompletion.accept(Unknown Source)
  
  Local fix:
  
  There is no known workaround.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• When doing content assist on a for loop the template would not
  add the code to the file and a NullPointerException was thrown.
  

Problem conclusion

• A check for null signature was added to avoid the
  NullPointerException when the template is properly added.
  The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
  Developer v8.5.5.
  

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

  RATL APP DEV WI

• Fixed component ID

  5724J1901

Applicable component levels

• R855 PSY

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