JDK-6360626 : demo/applets - Exception in Java Control Panel "AWT-EventQueue-1" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 6
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2005-12-08
  • Updated: 2010-08-18
  • Resolved: 2005-12-08
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Description
Target platform: Windows XP AMD 64 bit
          build: J2SE 6.0-build 59b beta
          bundle: exe package

Steps to reproduce:
1. Install JDK 6.0-beta build 59b with the exe package onto the system test
2. Make sure the Java Control Panel displayed (Start -> settings ->Control panel -> Java -> Advanced -> Show consol).
3. Install the Firefox 1.0 browser
4. Open C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0\demo\applets\Animator\Example*.html in the Firefox browser.
5. Click on the image and check the Java consol.
6. Repeat step 5-6 for the C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0\demo\plugin\applets\Animator\Example*.html


Expect result:
There should be no exception in the Java Control panel.

Actual result:
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-1" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null source

Detail logs 
============
C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0\demo\jfc\Java2D>uname -a
Windows_NT COLFAX001 5 02 586

C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0\demo\jfc\Java2D>java -version
java version "1.6.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.6.0-beta-b59b)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.6.0-beta-b59b, mixed mode, sharing)

In the Java Control Panel
===============================
Java Plug-in 1.6.0-beta
Using JRE version 1.6.0-beta Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM
User home directory = C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator

----------------------------------------------------
c:   clear console window
f:   finalize objects on finalization queue
g:   garbage collect
h:   display this help message
l:   dump classloader list
m:   print memory usage
o:   trigger logging
p:   reload proxy configuration
q:   hide console
r:   reload policy configuration
s:   dump system and deployment properties
t:   dump thread list
v:   dump thread stack
x:   clear classloader cache
0-5: set trace level to <n>
----------------------------------------------------

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-1" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: null source
 at java.util.EventObject.<init>(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.AWTEvent.<init>(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.event.ComponentEvent.<init>(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.event.WindowEvent.<init>(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.event.WindowEvent.<init>(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.SequencedEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
 at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

Comments
EVALUATION A duplicate of 6357191 (read the Comments section of that CR).
08-12-2005