PI07651: EGLAR used with Open on Selection throws NullPointerException

Rational Business Developer Fix Pack 2 (8.5.1.2) for 8.5.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Environment: Windows
  Product name: IBM Rational Business Developer
  
  Program Version    :  8.5.1.1
  Description.
  The option 'Open on Selection' fails when performed on an EGL
  part which resides in a EGLAR Project throwing such as an
  NullPointerException via a dialog box.
  Example scenario:
  myCommon - is a EGLAR project which contain one record
  ?MYRECORD?, used by ?myProgram?
  myPrograms - is the project which contains the the program
  ?myProgram?, which uses the record ?MYRECORD?
  
  There are two different errors, depending on how 'Open on
  Selection' is activated on the MYRECORD entry and in both cases
  the selected part is not opened.
  Steps:
  a) Open myProgram.egl.
  b) Select MYRECORD.
  c) Press F3 , this fires a dialog box with error:
  ''Open on selection' did not complete normally.  Please see the
  log for more information.java.lang.NullPointerException.'
  The associated error log shows:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.lookup.AbstractFileInfoCrea
  tor.isDuplicatePart(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.lookup.workingcopy.WorkingC
  opyFileInfoCreator.isDuplicatePart(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.lookup.AbstractFileInfoCrea
  tor.processFilePart(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.lookup.AbstractFileInfoCrea
  tor.access$0(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.lookup.AbstractFileInfoCrea
  tor$1.visit(Unknown
  Source)
   at com.ibm.etools.edt.core.ast.File.accept(Unknown Source)
  
  d) Or choose ?Open on Selection? from context menu where once
  again the part is not selected.
  However the error log view shows an Unhandled event loop
  exception with:
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.builder.BuildException:
  java.lang.ClassCastException:
  com.ibm.etools.edt.binding.NotFoundBinding incompatible with
  com.ibm.etools.edt.binding.FileBinding
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.builder.AbstractProcessingQueue
  .process(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.builder.AbstractProcessingQueue
  .process(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.compiler.workingcopy.Workin
  gCopyCompiler.compilePart(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.compiler.workingcopy.Workin
  gCopyCompiler.compilePart(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.edt.internal.core.ide.utils.BoundNodeLocationUtil
  ity.getASTNodeForAddress(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  com.ibm.etools.egl.internal.editor.EGLOpenOnSelectionAction.run(
  Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Unknown Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSele
  ction(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(Unknown
  Source)
   at
  org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(Un
  known
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Unknown
  Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Unknown Source)
   at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  When an open was done (view F3 or otherwise) in the IDE
  against a binary IR file part, a null pointer or class cast
  exception was possible because the internal logic didn't
  check on this condition and returned a NotFoundFile class,
  instead of the found file. This in turn caused the exception
  to occur and the part to not be displayable.
  

Problem conclusion

• The software has been updated and a fixtest is available.
  Once the fixtest has been applied, no regenerating or
  compiling is required. The part will be open-able at that
  point.
  

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

• R851 PSN

     UP