PK53464: wrong initialization for COBOL VALUE ALL X'FF' clause

Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 7.0.0.5

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment:
  
   - OS (name, language, version or SP): Microsoft Windows XP SP2
   - Product name (Build ID or version/patch level): IBM Rational
  Application Developer 6.0.1.2
  Reproducible Y/N: Y
  Description of problem:
  
  A COBOL field defined with a  VALUE ALL X'FF' clause, is wrongly
    converted in Java Language because the initialization phase is
   only partially made and not for the full length of the fill as
  expected
  For example:
        01  TEST-AREA.
             03 TESTATA                            PIC X(30)
                                                  VALUE ALL X'FF'.
  will generate the following Java code:
  String testataInitialValue = \u00ff\u00ff\u00ff\u00ff\u00ff;
  Steps to reproduce:
  1) Create A cobol CPY file with the above example
  2) Create a J2C Java bean by importing the COBOL file
  
  Workaround:
  Modify the generated code like for example:
  MarshallStringUtils.marshallFixedLengthStringIntoBuffer(
      ",
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Hexadecimal literals were not supported in the code
  generation.  They are now supported.
  

Problem conclusion

• Hexadecimal literals were not supported in the code
  generation.  They are now supported in Rational Application
  Developer V7005.
  

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

• R600 PSN

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