JDK-7173432 : Fix issue with null key at resize of HashMap
Type:Bug
Component:core-libs
Sub-Component:java.util:collections
Affected Version:7-pool,8
Priority:P2
Status:Closed
Resolution:Fixed
OS:generic
CPU:generic
Submitted:2012-06-01
Updated:2021-03-03
Resolved:2012-06-25
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If the key to be insterted into a HashMap is null and the table needs to be resized as part of the insertion then addEntry will try to recalculate the hash of a null key. This will fail with an NPE.
Comments
WORK AROUND
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk8/tl/jdk/rev/7baa22e6a6b3
01-06-2012
WORK AROUND
http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk7u/jdk7u-dev/jdk/rev/421b71e31687
01-06-2012
SUGGESTED FIX
as per evaulation
01-06-2012
EVALUATION
use the same logic for calls to hash() as elsewhere:
hash = (null != key) ? hash(key) : 0;