IV78394: JAVA.LANG.STRING.GETBYTES(STRING CHARSETNAME) INCORRECT OUTPUT WITH ISO-2022-KR CHARSET

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: For the character sequence "\uACB0\uC810", the
  API String.getBytes(String charsetName) produces following
  incorrect byte sequence with the charset ISO-2022-KR.
  1b 24 29 43 0e 30 61 30 61 0f
  Expected byte sequence is as follows:
  1b 24 29 43 0e 30 61 41 21 0f
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

• NA
  

Problem summary

• The problem occurred because the encoder of ISO-2022-KR charset
  sets the position of buffer incorrectly while encoding the
  string.
  

Problem conclusion

• JDK is updated to set the buffer position correctly during
  encoding process.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
   8 SR2 FP10 (8.0.2.10)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
   https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

• Fixed component name

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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