PI68724: RATIONAL DEVELOPER FOR SYSTEM Z (RDZ) DEBUGGER GUI DOESN'T SHOW VARIABLE VALUES FOR PL1 HANDLES

Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 3 (9.5.1.1) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.5) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 4 (9.5.1.4) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (9.5.1.5) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.6) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 5 (9.5.1.6) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 7 (9.5.1.7) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.7) for 9.1.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 8 (9.5.1.8) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 1 (9.1.1.8) for 9.1.1
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 9 (9.5.1.9) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for System z Fix Pack 9 (9.1.1.9) for 9.1.1
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 10 (9.5.1.10) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 11 (9.5.1.11) for 9.5.1.
Rational Developer for z Systems Fix Pack 12 (9.5.1.12) for 9.5.1.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Rational Developer for System z - RDz
  
  In the debugger GUI the if you have a pointer that points to a
  structure for instance, the data in the structure is not
  displayed when you hover over it.
  
  For example, in the progarm below when you hover over
  out.correctPerson.correctname or out.correctPerson.Surname the
  correct values are displayed.  However, if you hover over
  out.buggyPeronson=>name or out.buggyPreson=>surname then
  you are shown the value of the pointer and not the data
  pointed to.
  
   TESTA: package exports(TESTA);
  
   define structure 1 personType,
      3  name     char(10),
      3  surname  char(10);
  
   TESTA :  proc options(main);
    dcl    1 TEST STATIC,
          3 MySurname Char(10) INIT ('Doe'),
          3 MyName Char(10) INIT ('John');
  
   dcl 1 in,
         3 name char(10),
         3 surname char(10);
   dcl 1  out,
          3   buggyPerson handle personType,
          3   correctPerson,
              5 correctName char(10),
              5 correctSurname char(10);
     out.correctPerson.correctName = MyName;
     out.correctPerson.correctSurname = MySurname;
     out.buggyPerson = new(:personType:);
     out.buggyPerson=>name = MyName;
     out.buggyPerson=>surname = MySurname;
   END TESTA;
   end TESTA;
  

Local fix

• If you highlight only the variable, MyName, in the statement
  below then you will see the value of MyName.
  out.buggyPerson=>name = MyName;
  

Problem summary

• When using hover while debugging PLI applications,the hover does
   not appear for handles.
  

Problem conclusion

• The hover parser was not handling the notation for handlers (=>)
   such that the variable value could be displayed in the hover.
  This issues is addressed with the fix for this APAR.
  
  The problem listed in this APAR has been resolved with
  IBM Rational Developer for System z V9.1.1.5 Fix Pack which
  is available from the Recommended Fixes support download page:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=2294&uid=swg27006335
  

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 DEV FOR SY

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels

• R911 PSY

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