IZ76354: JAVA THROWS JAVA.LANG.TYPENOTPRESENTEXCEPTION FOR ANNOTATIONS IN A CLASS FILE THAT ARE UNKNOWN DURING RUNTIME

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: java.lang.TypeNotPresentException: Type
  abc.def.ghi  not present
  .
  Stack Trace: java.lang.TypeNotPresentException: Type abc.def.ghi
   not present
  at
  com.ibm.oti.reflect.AnnotationHelper.getAnnotation(AnnotationHel
  per.java:39)
  
  at
  com.ibm.oti.reflect.AnnotationHelper.getDeclaredAnnotations(Anno
  tationHelper.java:51)
  
  at
  com.ibm.oti.reflect.Method.getDeclaredAnnotations(Method.java:35
  )
  at
  java.lang.reflect.Method.getDeclaredAnnotations(Method.java:719)
  
  at
  java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.getAnnotations(AccessibleObje
  ct.java:187)
  
  at com.ibm.oti.reflect.Method.getAnnotation(Method.java:21)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.getAnnotation(Method.java:703)
  ...
  .
  

Local fix

• This issue can be worked around when we have the classes of the
  unknown annotations on the classpath. This way we make it
  'visible' to the JVM during runtime.
  

Problem summary

• Java throws java.lang.TypeNotPresentException for annotations in
  a class file that are UNKNOWN during runtime
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  5.0.0 SR12
  6.0.0 SR9
  .
  The annotations code area has been fixed handle unknown
  annotations suitably.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20100531 or later
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IZ76352

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA 5 J9 COMMO

• Fixed component ID

  620500127

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSN

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