PM65629: EXCEPTION OCCURED WHILE VALIDATING LIFECYCLE ANNOTATION POSTCONSTRUCT

8.5.0.1: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 1
8.0.0.5: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 5
8.5.0.2: WebSphere Application Server V8.5 Fix Pack 2
8.0.0.6: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 6
8.0.0.7: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 7
8.0.0.8: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 8
8.0.0.9: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 9
8.0.0.10: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 10
8.0.0.11: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 11
8.0.0.12: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 12
8.0.0.13: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 13
8.0.0.14: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 14
8.0.0.15: WebSphere Application Server V8.0 Fix Pack 15

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• While evaluating a PostConstruct annotation on a class which is
  intended to be an interceptor class,  an exception is thrown
  with message  "parameters were specified, but null was the
  expected comparison at
  com.ibm.ws.amm.validate.common.lifecycle.BaseLifecycleValidator.
  validateCommon(BaseLifecycleValidator.java:114)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
  *                  Server V8.0 and V8.5 with enterprise        *
  *                  applications containing an EJB lifecycle    *
  *                  annotation (for example @PostConstruct,     *
  *                  @PreDestroy, @PostActivate, or              *
  *                  @PrePassivate.)                             *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An exception is displayed in            *
  *                      SystemOut.log with the message:         *
  *                      "parameters were specified, but null    *
  *                      was the expected comparison at          *
  *                      com.ibm.ws.amm.validate.common.lifecycl *
  *                      e.BaseLifecycleValidator.               *
  *                      validateCommon(BaseLifecycleValidator.j *
  *                      ava:114)                                *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  The application server, incorrectly processed an EJB lifecycle
  method annotation as if it were in a bean class, and therefore
  following specification rules it expected the associated
  method to contain zero parameters.  However, since the method
  contained one parameter, an error message was displayed.
  The code should have recognized that the annotation was not in
  a bean class, and without anything to identify the class as an
  interceptor class, it should have skipped validation of the
  EJB lifecycle method annotation.
  An EJB lifecycle annotation must be in an interceptor class
  or in a bean class.  A class may be written with the
  intention of being an interceptor class, but in order for it
  to be recognized as an interceptor class by the application
  server, the class must be referenced in an @Interceptors(...)
  annotation.
  An interceptor class may also be specified using an
  @Interceptor annotation.  However, the @Interceptor annotation
  is not supported by WebSphere Application Server and is
  ignored.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code has been updated to ignore EJB lifecycle annotations
  in a class that is neither an interceptor class nor a
  bean class.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix packs 8.0.0.5 and 8.5.0.1.  Please refer to the Recommended
  Updates page for delivery information:
  http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&uid=swg27004980
  

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

  WEBSPHERE APP S

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0800

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R850 PSY

     UP