PM61678: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION IN SIMPLEDATEFORMAT.MATCHZONESTRING.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: NullPointerException at
  java.text.SimpleDateFormat.matchZoneString.
  .
  Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
  
    at
  java.text.SimpleDateFormat.matchZoneString(SimpleDateFormat.java
  :12
    at
  java.text.SimpleDateFormat.subParseZoneString(SimpleDateFormat.j
  ava
    at
  java.text.SimpleDateFormat.subParse(SimpleDateFormat.java:1644)
  
    at
  java.text.SimpleDateFormat.parse(SimpleDateFormat.java:1182)
    at java.text.DateFormat.parse(DateFormat.java:350)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• As zoneStrings pointed to the entry value in cache for both
  DateFormatSymbols objects, they are common for multiple threads
  and there is a possibility for inconsistency while duplicating
  the data.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  5.0.0 SR11 FP2
  1.4.2 SR13 FP13
  .
  The JVM is updated to create a copy of zoneStrings object for
  each DateFormatSymbols to make zoneStrings thread safe.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20100408 or later
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IZ67328

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA(1.3/1.4 CO

• Fixed component ID

  5648C9800

Applicable component levels

• R420 PSY

     

• R42A PSY

     

• R42L PSY

     

• R42W PSY