SE72030: RDI 9.6.0.6 ILE RPG CONTENT ASSIST FAILS DUE TO ILLEGALARGUMENTEXCEPTION: COMPARISON METHOD VIOLATES ITS GENERAL CONTRACT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Using Rational Developer for i (RDI) 9.6.0.6 to edit ILE RPG
  with the Remote Systems LPEX Editor it can happen that the
  content assist does not provide complete results.  In the
  workspace Error Log a message like this may be seen:
  
  !ENTRY org.eclipse.ui 4 0 2019-08-23 14:02:21.151
  !MESSAGE Unhandled event loop exception
  !STACK 0
  org.eclipse.e4.core.di.InjectionException:
  org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException: While executing
  the action, an exception occurred
  ...
  Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method
  violates its general contract!
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * ILE RPG developers using RDi to edit RPG source.             *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * RPG Content Assist does not offer expected proposals.        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Using Content Assist (CTRL+SPACE) when editing RPG source does
  not produce the expected proposal choices and a
  IllegalArgumentException appears in the Error Log.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem is fixed in the RDi 9.6.0.7 update.
  Product web page:
  https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/rational-developer-for-i
  Fix List and download link:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27038481
  

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:

Modules/Macros

• ContentA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  RDI RPG AND COB

• Fixed component ID

  5724Y99RC

Applicable component levels