JDK-8016558 : ClassCastException in Component.getMousePosition() in Browser under MacOS
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: java.awt
  • Affected Version: 7
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: os_x
  • Submitted: 2013-04-04
  • Updated: 2013-06-13
  • Resolved: 2013-06-13
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Description
FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version  " 1.7.0_15 " 
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_15-b03)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.7-b01, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Darwin dimitrys-mac-mini.local 12.2.0 Darwin Kernel Version 12.2.0: Sat Aug 25 00:48:52 PDT 2012; root:xnu-2050.18.24~1/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
calls of ComponentgetMousePosition() for applets running in any browser like firefox are interrupted by ClassCast Exception with trace

java.lang.ClassCastException: sun.lwawt.macosx.CPlatformEmbeddedFrame cannot be cast to sun.lwawt.macosx.CPlatformWindow
at sun.lwawt.macosx.CMouseInfoPeer.isWindowUnderMouse(CMouseInfoPeer.java:45)
at java.awt.Component.findUnderMouseInWindow(Component.java:1325)
at java.awt.Component.getMousePosition(Component.java:1377)


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Open the following html page embedding the applet in a Web Browser using java plug-in and click on button  " click me " 
 
<html><body>
<object classid= " java:JAppletExample.class " 
    codetype= " application/java-vm "  width= " 800 "  height= " 200 " >
</object>
</body></html>

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
button text should be changed to  " clicked " ,
no exception should be thrown
ACTUAL -
ClassCastException is thrown,
the text on the button is  " sun.lwawt.macosx.CPlatformEmbeddedFrame cannot be cast to sun.lwawt.macosx.CPlatformWindow "  ,
Exception trace appears on the java console

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.ClassCastException: sun.lwawt.macosx.CPlatformEmbeddedFrame cannot be cast to sun.lwawt.macosx.CPlatformWindow
at sun.lwawt.macosx.CMouseInfoPeer.isWindowUnderMouse(CMouseInfoPeer.java:45)
at java.awt.Component.findUnderMouseInWindow(Component.java:1325)
at java.awt.Component.getMousePosition(Component.java:1377)
at JAppletExample$1.actionPerformed(JAppletExample.java:18)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2018)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2341)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:402)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:259)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:252)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6505)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3321)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6270)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2229)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4861)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2287)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4687)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4832)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4492)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4422)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2273)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4687)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:729)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$200(EventQueue.java:103)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:688)
at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(EventQueue.java:686)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:76)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:87)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:702)
at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:700)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:76)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:699)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:242)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:150)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:146)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:138)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:91)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
// java
import java.awt.*;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;

import javax.swing.*;

public class JAppletExample extends JApplet {
  public void init() {
    Container content = getContentPane();
    content.setBackground(Color.white);
    content.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
    final JButton button = new JButton( " Click me " );
    button.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
@Override
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
try {
            button.getMousePosition();
            button.setText( " Clicked " );
            }
            catch (Exception e1) {
           button.setText(e1.getMessage());
           e1.printStackTrace();
            }
}
});
content.add(button);
  }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------