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PM17287: PAGE PARAMETER WITH STRING NULL AS VALUE FAILS

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • When trying to add a page parameter with the string value "null"
in WebSphere Portal the creation of such a parameter works. But
then on viewing such a parameter the Page Portlet fails with a
NullPointerException:

[6/18/10 9:32:28:115 CDT] 00000041 ServletWrappe E   SRVE0068E:
Uncaught exception thrown in one of the service methods of the
servlet: /WEB-INF/properties/html/pageMetaDataList.jsp.
Exception thrown : java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:632)
at java.util.Properties.setProperty(Properties.java:164)
at com.ibm.wps.portlets.properties.render.MetaDataEditCellRender
.renderCell(MetaDataEditCellRender.java:96)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer
.createTableDataRows(WpsTableRenderer.java:575)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer
.createTableDataArea(WpsTableRenderer.java:253)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer
.mainTableRender(WpsTableRenderer.java:208)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer
.fastRender(WpsTableRenderer.java:138)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.performFastRender(ARendererFactory.java:494)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.fastRender(ARendererFactory.java:182)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.components.table.WTable$ETableLayout
.writeOutput(WTable.java:3706)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsFormRenderer
.fastRender(WpsFormRenderer.java:179)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.performFastRender(ARendererFactory.java:494)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.fastRender(ARendererFactory.java:182)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.writeOutput(WForm.java:2219)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsContainerRenderer
.fastRender(WpsContainerRenderer.java:120)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.performFastRender(ARendererFactory.java:494)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.fastRender(ARendererFactory.java:182)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.components.table.WTable.writeOutput(WTable
.java:1762)
at com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsFormRenderer
.fastRender(WpsFormRenderer.java:179)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.performFastRender(ARendererFactory.java:494)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory
.fastRender(ARendererFactory.java:182)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.writeOutput(WForm.java:2219)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.renderers.tags.html.HTMLJspPageRenderer
.renderToWriter(HTMLJspPageRenderer.java:442)
at com.ibm.psw.wcl.portlet.tags.PortletFoundationTag
.doAfterBody(PortletFoundationTag.java:212)
at com.ibm._jsp._pageMetaDataList._jspService(_pageMetaDataList
.java:575)
...

The problem is that the WebSphere Portal engine component
replaces the "null" string value with a null value.

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • When trying to add a page parameter with the string value "null"
in WebSphere Portal the creation of such a parameter works. But
then on viewing such a parameter the Page Portlet fails with a
NullPointerException:

   [6/18/10 9:32:28:115 CDT] 00000041 ServletWrappe E
SRVE0068E: Uncaught exception thrown in one of the service
methods of the servlet:
/WEB-INF/properties/html/pageMetaDataList.jsp. Exception thrown
: java.lang.NullPointerException
   at java.util.Hashtable.put(Hashtable.java:632)
   at java.util.Properties.setProperty(Properties.java:164)
   at
com.ibm.wps.portlets.properties.render.MetaDataEditCellRender.re
nderCell(MetaDataEditCellRender.java:96)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer.createTableDataRows(W
psTableRenderer.java:575)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer.createTableDataArea(W
psTableRenderer.java:253)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer.mainTableRender(WpsTa
bleRenderer.java:208)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsTableRenderer.fastRender(WpsTableRe
nderer.java:138)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.performFastRender
(ARendererFactory.java:494)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.fastRender(ARende
rerFactory.java:182)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.components.table.WTable$ETableLayout.writeOutput
(WTable.java:3706)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsFormRenderer.fastRender(WpsFormRend
erer.java:179)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.performFastRender
(ARendererFactory.java:494)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.fastRender(ARende
rerFactory.java:182)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.writeOutput(WForm.java:2219)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsContainerRenderer.fastRender(WpsCon
tainerRenderer.java:120)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.performFastRender
(ARendererFactory.java:494)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.fastRender(ARende
rerFactory.java:182)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.components.table.WTable.writeOutput(WTable.java:
1762)
   at
com.ibm.wps.psw.renderers.WpsFormRenderer.fastRender(WpsFormRend
erer.java:179)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.performFastRender
(ARendererFactory.java:494)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.renderer.ARendererFactory.fastRender(ARende
rerFactory.java:182)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.core.form.WForm.writeOutput(WForm.java:2219)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.renderers.tags.html.HTMLJspPageRenderer.renderTo
Writer(HTMLJspPageRenderer.java:442)
   at
com.ibm.psw.wcl.portlet.tags.PortletFoundationTag.doAfterBody(Po
rtletFoundationTag.java:212)
   at
com.ibm._jsp._pageMetaDataList._jspService(_pageMetaDataList.jav
a:575)
   ...

The problem is that the WebSphere Portal engine component
replaces the "null" string value with a null value.

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • Fixed engine to remove the replacing code.

Manual Steps:
   None

Failing Module(s):
   Engine: State handling

Affected Users:
   All Users

Platform Specific:
   This fix applies to all platforms.

PM17287 is part of WebSphere Portal V6.1.0.5 and 6.1.5.2.

    



Temporary fix


    

  • 



Comments


    

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    PM17287
    • 

  • Reported component name
    WEBSPHERE PORTA
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5724E7600
    • 

  • Reported release
    61B
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2010-06-28
    • 

  • Closed date
    2011-02-17
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2011-02-17
    • 





    

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    WEBSPHERE PORTA
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5724E7600
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R610  PSY
       UP
    • 

  • R615  PSY
       UP
    • 








      
              
                            

              

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            Modified date:
            

            21 December 2021
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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