PH14942: IDZ 14.1.7 - ENABLING FORMAT SOURCE CODE FOR PL/I MEMBER WITH PREPROCESSOR STATEMENTS RESULTS IN EXCEPTION DURING SAVE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• In IBM Developer for z Systems (IDz) v14.1.7, editing a member
  with preprocessor statements in PL/I editor while the "Format
  source code" is enabled for "Save Actions" (Window > Preferences
  > PL/I > Editor > Save Actions > Format source code), results in
  NullPointerException when the member is saved. The following
  exception trace can be seen in the error log file
  (<workspace>\.metadata\.log):
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.jface.editor.formatter.Pl1Indentation
  Visitor.visit(Pl1IndentationVisitor.java:157)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.core.parser.Ast.ProcedureBlock.accept
  (ProcedureBlock.java:57)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.core.parser.Ast.ProgramBlock.accept(P
  rogramBlock.java:55)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.core.parser.Ast.AbstractPl1StructureV
  isitor.visit(AbstractPl1StructureVisitor.java:17)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.core.parser.Ast.Pl1SourceProgram.ente
  r(Pl1SourceProgram.java:100)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.core.parser.Ast.Pl1SourceProgramList.
  enter(Pl1SourceProgramList.java:95)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.core.parser.Ast.Pl1SourceProgramList.
  accept(Pl1SourceProgramList.java:83)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.jface.editor.formatter.Pl1Indentation
  Visitor.reload(Pl1IndentationVisitor.java:110)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.jface.editor.formatter.Pl1Indentation
  Formatter.indentRegion(Pl1IndentationFormatter.java:63)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.jface.editor.formatter.Pl1FormattingS
  trategy.createFormatEdit(Pl1FormattingStrategy.java:199)
  	at
  com.ibm.systemz.pl1.editor.jface.editor.Pl1Editor.doSave(Pl1Edit
  or.java:829)
  

Local fix

• Disable "Format source code" in the PL/I editor "Save Actions"
  preferences.
  

Problem summary

• Null Pointer exception when trying to save.
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue has been resolved.
  

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

  DEV FOR Z SYS

• Fixed component ID

  5724T0700

Applicable component levels