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Bug # 5036554 unmarshal error on CORBA alias type in CORBA any

Platform : ALL 

Testcase directory :  <.../corba>

Test Procedure : <STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :

Step 1: create a file bug.idl with the following content:

// IDL file bug.idl

module bug {

    typedef string myString;

};

Step 2: Translate bug.idl with the command: idlj bug.idl

This will create the file bug/myStringHelper.java

Step 3:

Create the file JavaBug.java in directory bug with the following content:

// Java file JavaBug.java

package bug;

public class JavaBug {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        try {

            org.omg.CORBA.ORB orb = org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init(args, null);

            org.omg.CORBA.Any any = orb.create_any();

            myStringHelper.insert(any, "hello");

            System.out.println("Any: " + myStringHelper.extract(any));

        } catch( Exception e ) {

            e.printStackTrace();

        }

    }

}  

Step 4:

Compile all java files with the command: javac -d . bug\*.java

Step 5:

Execute the program with the command: java -cp . bug/JavaBug

Step 6: Note the null pointer exception in the the output!

Without Fix behaviour :  <java.lang.NullPointerException

        at com.sun.corba.se.internal.corba.TCUtility.unmarshalIn(TCUtility.java:290)

        at com.sun.corba.se.internal.corba.AnyImpl.read_value(AnyImpl.java:561)

        at bug.myStringHelper.insert(myStringHelper.java:20)

        at bug.JavaBug.main(JavaBug.java:8)>

With Fix behaviour :  <The output message printed on the console: "Any: hello">

Other Comments :  <Test case is automated.>