IV16908: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION (NPE) WITH NIMBUS LOOK AND FEEL WHILE OPENI NG FILE CHOOSER WINDOW

PM60220, PM56403: SHIP SDK SR10 + IV16908+IV17993+IX90080+IV13213 as WSAS IFIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The failure can be observed with System Tray or
  other file chooser Windows applications.
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0"
  java.lang.NullPointerException
          at
  sun.swing.plaf.synth.SynthFileChooserUIImpl.installStrings(Synth
  FileChooserUIImpl.java:490)
          at
  javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI.installDefaults(BasicF
  ileChooserUI.java:229)
          at
  sun.swing.plaf.synth.SynthFileChooserUI.installDefaults(SynthFil
  eChooserUI.java:191)
          at
  javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicFileChooserUI.installUI(BasicFileCho
  oserUI.java:144)
          at
  sun.swing.plaf.synth.SynthFileChooserUI.installUI(SynthFileChoos
  erUI.java:134)
          at javax.swing.JComponent.setUI(JComponent.java:673)
          at
  javax.swing.JFileChooser.updateUI(JFileChooser.java:1774)
          at javax.swing.JFileChooser.setup(JFileChooser.java:371)
          at
  javax.swing.JFileChooser.<init>(JFileChooser.java:344)
          at
  javax.swing.JFileChooser.<init>(JFileChooser.java:297)
          at
  FileChooserDemo.createFileChooser(FileChooserDemo.java:149)
          at
  FileChooserDemo$2.actionPerformed(FileChooserDemo.java:168)
          at
  javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.ja
  va:2006)
          at
  javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButto
  n.java:2329)
          at
  javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButton
  Model.java:398)
          at
  javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.jav
  a:253)
          at
  javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicBu
  ttonListener.java:247)
          at
  java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6299)
          at
  javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3278)
          at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6064)
          at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2052)
          at
  java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4662)
          at
  java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2110)
          at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4492)
          at
  java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java
  :4588)
          at
  java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:
  4249)
          at
  java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4179
  )
          at
  java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2096)
          at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2490)
          at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4492)
          at
  java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:654)
          at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:95)
          at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:613)
          at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:611)
          at
  java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
  a:224)
          at
  com.ibm.oti.security.CheckedAccessControlContext.securityCheck(C
  heckedAccessControlContext.java:30)
          at
  com.ibm.oti.security.CheckedAccessControlContext.securityCheck(C
  heckedAccessControlContext.java:34)
          at
  sun.misc.JavaSecurityAccessWrapper.doIntersectionPrivilege(JavaS
  ecurityAccessWrapper.java:46)
          at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:627)
          at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:625)
          at
  java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.jav
  a:224)
          at
  com.ibm.oti.security.CheckedAccessControlContext.securityCheck(C
  heckedAccessControlContext.java:30)
          at
  sun.misc.JavaSecurityAccessWrapper.doIntersectionPrivilege(JavaS
  ecurityAccessWrapper.java:41)
          at
  java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:624)
          at
  java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatc
  hThread.java:280)
          at
  java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchTh
  read.java:195)
          at
  java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatc
  hThread.java:185)
          at
  java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java
  :180)
          at
  java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java
  :172)
          at
  java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:133)
  .
  Similar issue is not seen with other look and feels like
  Metal,Motif and system L&F.
  

Local fix

• Change look and feel of Java user interface if your application
  provides the option.
  

Problem summary

• The problem was caused as some key value pairs were missing in
  synth.properties file.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR10 FP1
  6.0.1 SR2
  .
  The JVM is updated to add the missing key value pairs into the
  properties file.
  

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

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSY

     UP