IV71812: STRING.TOLOWERCASE() VIOLATES UNICODE STANDARD

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The JVM lowercases "\u0130" to "\u0069" but the
  Unicode standard requires that in all locales except 'az' and
  'tr' that "\u0130" should lowercase to "\u0069\u0307".
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  Stack Trace: N/A
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Local fix

Problem summary

• The problem was caused by incorrect conversion of "\u0130".
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM has been updated to convert "\u0130" correctly.
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  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     7    SR9 FP10  (7.0.9.10)
     8    SR1 FP10  (8.0.1.10)
     6 R1 SR8 FP7   (6.1.8.7)
     7 R1 SR3 FP10  (7.1.3.10)
     6    SR16 FP7  (6.0.16.7)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

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

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R270 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP