JDK-5046268 : reentrant java-javascript calls cause browser to freeze
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: deploy
  • Sub-Component: plugin
  • Affected Version: 1.4.2
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: windows_xp
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2004-05-12
  • Updated: 2004-10-18
  • Resolved: 2004-05-18
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Description
Name: gm110360			Date: 05/12/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_04-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_04-b05, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
windows xp
5.1 (Build 2600 xpsp2)

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
internet explorer version
6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.030422-1633

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
if a java call is made to javascript via liveconnect, and the liveconnect calls back into java, a further outgoing call will cause internet explorer to freeze in some cases. Normally, reentrant calls work fine, but if you do a lot very quickly, the bug occurs. Funnily enough, right mouse clicking on the internet explorer button in the taskbar frees it up, until the next block.

The code example I provide here causes the lock in a completely reproducable fashion, at least on my machine.
REGRESSION: This worked a lot better under 1.4.2_03

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
double click on the test.html file
observe lock
right mouse click to free it up until next lock. Observe the output in the java console.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
it should not lock
ACTUAL -
it locks

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
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TestApplet.java:
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import javax.swing.JApplet;
import netscape.javascript.JSObject;

public class TestApplet extends JApplet
{
	public void start()
	{
		for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
		{

			JSObject.getWindow(TestApplet.this).call("enterJavascript", new Object[0]);
		}
	}

	public void enterJava()
	{
		System.out.println("here");
		JSObject.getWindow(TestApplet.this).call("reenterJavascript", new Object[]{"TEST"});
	}
}


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test.html:
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<HTML>
	<HEAD>
		<SCRIPT TYPE="text/javascript" language="JavaScript">
        	function reenterJavascript(s)
        	{
        		window.document.body.all.test.innerHTML=s;
        	}
        	function enterJavascript()
        	{
        		window.document.body.all.coreApplet.enterJava();
        	}
		</SCRIPT>
	</HEAD>
<BODY>
<OBJECT ID="coreApplet" classid="clsid:8AD9C840-044E-11D1-B3E9-00805F499D93" codebase = "http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/autodl/jinstall-1_4_2-windows-i586.cab#Version=1,4,2,0" WIDTH = "0" HEIGHT = "0" >
				<PARAM NAME="name" VALUE="coreApplet"></PARAM>
				<PARAM NAME="CODE" VALUE = "TestApplet.class" ></PARAM>
				<PARAM NAME="type" VALUE = "application/x-java-applet;jpi-version=1.4.2"></PARAM>
				</OBJECT>
<div id="test"></div>
</BODY>
</HTML>


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(Incident Review ID: 261506) 
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