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PI06591: Editing a JSP with certain scriptlets results in the product not validating any syntax error in the scriptlet

Fixes are available

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software 9.0.1
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software Fix Pack 1 (9.0.1.1) for 9.0.1

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Abstract:
Attempts to create a JSP with a scriptlet in the HTML source
code in any of the editors in RAD 9.0.0 results in RAD not
validating the syntax errors in the scriptlet.

Error Description:
Steps to reproduce:

1. File > New > Other > Web Project
2. Name the web project 'testAppWEB' > Finish
3. Right click on testAppWEB project > New > Web Page
4. Select JSP as the web page template > call the web page
'index' > Finish
5. Go to the web perspective
6. Open index.jsp from your testAppWEB project in the Rich Page
Editor
7. Enter the following source code (copy/paste):

# --- BEGIN SOURCE CODE --- #

<!DOCTYPE HTML><%@page language='java'
    contentType='text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1'
pageEncoding='ISO-8859-1'%>
<html>
<head>
<title>index</title>
<meta http-equiv='Content-Type' content='text/html;
charset=ISO-8859-1'>
</head>
<body>
<% j; %>
test
</body>
</html>

# --- END SOURCE CODE --- #

Expected result: JSP Editor of choice validates the error in the
scriptlet on line '<% j; %>' as this is not syntactically
correct java source code.

Actual result: There is no error in the editor and there is
eventually a java.lang.nullPointerException that will appear in
the RAD workspace metadata log.

WORKAROUND:
There is no known workaround at this time.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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Java problems within JSP's are not being reported during
validation.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • The translation of the JSP has been fixed so that the
problems are properly collected.

The fix for this APAR is included in Rational Application
Developer v9.0.1.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PI06591
    • 

  • Reported component name
    RATL APP DEV WI
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724J1901
    • 

  • Reported release
    900
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2013-11-20
    • 

  • Closed date
    2013-12-16
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2013-12-16
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    RATL APP DEV WI
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724J1901
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R900  PSN
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            16 December 2013
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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