JDK-4504275 : CORBA boolean type unions do not generate compilable code from idlj
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: other-libs
  • Sub-Component: corba:idl
  • Affected Version: 1.4.0,1.4.2,5.0u39,6u39,7u13,8
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS: linux,windows_nt
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2001-09-18
  • Updated: 2013-09-12
  • Resolved: 2013-04-29
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Description
Name: bsT130419			Date: 09/18/2001


$ java -version
java version "1.4.0-beta2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta2-b77)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta2-b77, mixed mode)

The java code generated from an idl union where the switch is the boolean type
will not compile with javac.  The following example IDL will compile java code
with idlj, but when we run the java code through javac it fails with syntax
errors.
--- example IDL follows --------------
module xyz
{
        union LongTypeOpt switch (boolean) {
                case TRUE: long value;
        };

};
(Review ID: 132062) 
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Comments
Reopen due to customer escalation.
10-02-2013

EVALUATION Old bug with no customer demand, and we have no resources for fixing this. Closing.
29-10-2008

EVALUATION The IDL compiler backend method UnionGen.writeVerifyDefault needs to have a case added for boolean discriminators.
11-06-2004

WORK AROUND Name: bsT130419 Date: 09/18/2001 No work around is possible as the IDL is part of an ANSI standard. IDL can not be changed, else the client and server will not operate properly together. ======================================================================
11-06-2004