PI46639: Name given to a bean with @Named annotation is not the correct d efault if it begins with two or more capitals

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• According to the CDI specification, the default name for a
  managed bean is the unqualified class name of the bean
  class, after converting the first character to lower case.
  For example, if the bean class is named ProductList, the
  default bean name is productList.
  
  However, this does not happen if the class name has two or
  more capital letters at the beginning, instead it does not
  decapitalize the first letter. For example, if the class is
  named JSFBean the default bean name is JSFBean not jSFBean
  as excpected.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server Liberty Profile - Contexts and       *
  *                  Dependency Injection (CDI)                  *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Name given to a bean with @Named        *
  *                      annotation is not the correct default   *
  *                      if it begins with two or more capitals  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  According to the CDI specification, the default name for a
  managed bean is the unqualified class name of the bean class,
  after converting the first character to lower case.
  For example, if the bean class is named ProductList, the default
  bean name is productList.
  
  The problem is that if the class name has two or more capital
  letters at the beginning, its default bean name remains the same
  as the class name, which is wrong. For example: if the class is
  named JSFBean the default bean name is JSFBean not jSFBean as
  expected.
  

Problem conclusion

• The logic to set the default bean name has been rectified under
  the jira https://issues.jboss.org/browse/WELD-1941 and then the
  fix has been reconsumed.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in fix
  pack 8.5.5.7.  Please refer to the Recommended Updates page for
  delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

Temporary fix

• The workaround is to set the bean name explicitly by using
  @Name("beanName").
  

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

  WAS LIBERTY COR

• Fixed component ID

  5725L2900

Applicable component levels

• R855 PSY

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