PM70443: GETTING NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION WHEN RUNNING LAZY PARSING MODULE.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Customer is getting a NullPointerException when calling
  TypeRegistry.performSchemaLoad.
  The SCA module is using lazy parsing. The behaviour does not
  occur when using the eager parsing.
  User is getting the error below:
  
  [8/1/12 21:04:09:723 EDT] 00000050 FfdcProvider  W
  com.ibm.ws.ffdc.impl.
  FfdcProvider logIncident FFDC1003I: FFDC Incident emitted on
  
  /app/websphere/< >/logs/ffdc/< >/.
  <ffdc.txt>.txt com.
  ibm.ws.sca.internal.jaxws.handler.JaxWsExportHandler 002
  
  [8/1/12 21:04:09:745 EDT] 00000050 WebServiceExc E
  org.apache.axis2.
  jaxws.WebServiceExceptionLogger log A
  javax.xml.ws.WebServiceException
  throwable was caught.  The detail message is: at
  com.ibm.wsspi.sca.
  
  ::::::::::::::::::::::
  
  Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
  
   at
  com.ibm.xml.xml4j.internal.s1.impl.xs.traversers.XSDHandler.
  addRelatedType(Unknown Source)
  
   at
  com.ibm.xml.xml4j.internal.s1.impl.xs.traversers.XSDHandler.
  expandRelatedElementComponents(Unknown Source)
  
   at
  com.ibm.xml.xml4j.internal.s1.impl.xs.traversers.XSDHandler.
  addRelatedElement(Unknown Source)
  

Local fix

• Use eager parser in the meantime.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All IBM WebSphere Application Server        *
  *                  Feature                                     *
  *                  Pack for XML users                          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: During schema load, a                   *
  *                      NullPointerException is thrown from     *
  *                      XSDHandler.addRelatedType()             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Target namespace of a schema component can be null. The NPE is
  caused by calling .equals() on a null namespace.
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed by calling .equals() on a non-null String and passing the
  target namespace as a parameter to .equals().
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in XML
  Feature Pack fix pack 1.0.0.15. 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:

  PM70605

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  XML FEATUREPACK

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0856

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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