PK51185: Mismatched parenthesis or brace in scriplet breaks JSP syntax va lidation

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, V7.5
Rational Software Architect for WebSphere Software, Version 7.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Java syntax errors inside a scriptlet in a .jsp cause the syntax
  validation to break and fail to report any other Java syntax
  errors in the .jsp. Specifically, an extra opening brace such
  as:
  <%
  if( nonexistantVariable.getStuff() )
  {{
  // other syntax errors follow
  }
  %>
  In the above snippet no errors are reported at all, including
  the reference to the non-existing variable. Turning on JSP
  compilation does not help either, save for the fact that the
  compilation fails and the .java file is placed under
  WEB-INF/classes, still no problems show up in the Problems view.
  Similarly, syntax errors with an extra parenthesis, as in:
  <%= bean.getProperty()) %>
  validate with no problems reported.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Any problems reported in non-scripting areas were ignored
  before because no position could be determined for them
  within the JSP.
  
  This solution allows problems indicated as both "Internal"
  (caused by the user's source according to the IProblem
  javadoc) and "Syntax" related by the compiler to be mapped
  to the first character of the last code scripting region.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in Rational Application Developer V7.5
  

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

• R700 PSN

     UP