PK60517: JSF tools needs better handling of invalid TLD

Rational Software Architect, Version 7.0.0.7
Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software, Version 7.0.0.7

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using PageDesigner to create Facelet pages (which works reasonab
  ly wel) has problems though when TLDs created just to work in a
  JSP editor for building a Facelet (but not for runtime) are inva
  lid (no tagclass). This invalid TLD will cause an NullPointerExc
  eption as the tool is parsing the TLD.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The problem was caused when a TLD had a class-name element
  under a tag definition but no content inside that class-name
  element.  The code was expecting (and not null-checking for)
  a child #text node whose value is the class name string.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed to specifically look for a child
  #text node in the DOM and handle the null case by assuming
  and returning a null classname string. This makes the tool
  tolerate the unexpected case of empty class-names without
  failure.
  
  Fix delivered in Rational Application Developer V7007.
  

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

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