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23
24Bug # 5036554 unmarshal error on CORBA alias type in CORBA any
25
26Platform : ALL
27
28Testcase directory : <.../corba>
29
30Test Procedure : <STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
31Step 1: create a file bug.idl with the following content:
32
33// IDL file bug.idl
34module bug {
35 typedef string myString;
36};
37
38Step 2: Translate bug.idl with the command: idlj bug.idl
39This will create the file bug/myStringHelper.java
40
41Step 3:
42Create the file JavaBug.java in directory bug with the following content:
43
44// Java file JavaBug.java
45package bug;
46
47public class JavaBug {
48 public static void main(String[] args) {
49 try {
50 org.omg.CORBA.ORB orb = org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init(args, null);
51 org.omg.CORBA.Any any = orb.create_any();
52 myStringHelper.insert(any, "hello");
53 System.out.println("Any: " + myStringHelper.extract(any));
54 } catch( Exception e ) {
55 e.printStackTrace();
56 }
57 }
58}
59
60Step 4:
61Compile all java files with the command: javac -d . bug\*.java
62
63Step 5:
64Execute the program with the command: java -cp . bug/JavaBug
65
66Step 6: Note the null pointer exception in the the output!
67
68
69Without Fix behaviour : <java.lang.NullPointerException
70 at com.sun.corba.se.internal.corba.TCUtility.unmarshalIn(TCUtility.java:290)
71 at com.sun.corba.se.internal.corba.AnyImpl.read_value(AnyImpl.java:561)
72 at bug.myStringHelper.insert(myStringHelper.java:20)
73 at bug.JavaBug.main(JavaBug.java:8)>
74
75With Fix behaviour : <The output message printed on the console: "Any: hello">
76
77Other Comments : <Test case is automated.>
78