PM82837: CDI INTERCEPTOR CANNOT CALL INVOCATIONCONTEXT#GETTARGET IN CATCH BLOCK.

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

• Use of getTarget class from javax.interceptor.InvactionContext
  returns null.
  
  If the method getTarget is within the TRY, it works perfectly.
  
  A jira opened with the same problem can be seen below:
  
  http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.openwebbeans.user/379
  The error thrown is:
  
  [2/1/13 15:04:00:296 GMT-02:00] 00000021 servlet       E
  
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper service
  SRVE0014E:
  Uncaught service() exception root cause
  test.servlet.CDITestServlet:
  javax.servlet.ServletException: java.lang.NullPointerException
  
      at
  test.servlet.CDITestServlet.doGet(CDITestServlet.java:44)
  
      at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:575)
  
      at
  javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:668)
  
      at
  
  com.ibm.ws.webcontainer.servlet.ServletWrapper.service(ServletWr
  apper.ja
  va:1224)
  

Local fix

• No work know work around found.
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of Contexts and Dependency        *
  *                  Injection (CDI) in                          *
  *                  IBM WebSphere Application Server            *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: CDI Interceptors that call              *
  *                      javax.interceptor.InvocationContext#get *
  *                      Target                                  *
  *                      will get a null return value.           *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:  Apply this fix if a null value is returned  *
  *                  by                                          *
  *                  javax.interceptor.InvocationContext#getTarg *
  *                  et                                          *
  ****************************************************************
  If an exception was thrown by an intercepted method invocation,
  and an interceptor calls
  javax.interceptor.InvocationContext#getTarget in a catch
  block, the return value will be null instead of the instance
  the method was originally invoked on.
  

Problem conclusion

• The return value has been corrected.
  
  The fix for this APAR is currently targeted for inclusion in
  fix pack 8.0.0.7 and the fix pack following 8.5.0.2.  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