PM27777: Declaring a constant array of constants produces BuildException,MissingResourceException error

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  
  Product name: IBM? Rational? Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  7.5.1.6
  Description.
  Declaring a constant array of constants produces a build,
  generation error.
  The following declaration reproduces this condition:
  // basic library
  
  library simplelib type BasicLibrary {}
  
  // set MCLB_MESSAGE
  
  const mclbMessageFreeFormat smallint = 100;
  const mclbMessage smallint[1] = [mclbMessageFreeFormat];
  
  end
  
  
  The message displayed relating to the build error is found in
  the workspace .log file referring to 'Exception stack trace:
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.builder.BuildException:
  java.util.MissingResourceException: Can't find resource for
  bundle java.util.PropertyResourceBundle, key 0'.
  
  Workaround
  When the CONST attribute of the array is dropped the code
  generation completes successfully.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  Coding a reference to a constant inside of an array constant
  value resulted in an exception being thrown during
  compilation.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been changed to issue a validation error
  message when this is attempted. Currently, only literals are
  valid for use as constant values and inside array constants
  values.
  

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 BUS DEV

• Fixed component ID

  5724S5000

Applicable component levels

• R751 PSN

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