ParserFactory.makeParser(className) throws ClassNotFoundException

Name: eaR10174 Date: 03/09/2001



   org.xml.sax.helpers.ParserFactory.makeParser(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException although there is
the class with className in the classpath. The sample program awaits for ClassCastException (See test.java below).
   
   This bug appears in build jdk1.4.0beta-b54 and affects the test in TCK JAXP 1.1
  
       api/com/sun/xml/tests/sax/helpers/ParserFactoryTest.java#negativeMakeParser009
       
------------------------------------test.java-----------------------------
package tests;

import org.xml.sax.helpers.ParserFactory;

public class test {
    
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        try {
            ParserFactory.makeParser("tests.test");
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}
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% java -showversion -cp .:$CLASSPATH tests.test
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b54)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4beta-B54, mixed mode)

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: tests/test
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Name: inR10064 Date: 03/19/2001


Another sample with valid SAX 1 PArser shows that the bug may prevent
user of SAX1-based JAva app from moving to J2SE 1.4 platform . At least
such a user will spend hours in trying to configure parser for the app.

----------------------------------------- makeParser.java
package tests;
import org.xml.sax.helpers.ParserFactory;

public class makeParser {
    static String pName = "com.sun.xml.parser.Parser";
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
        try {
            System.out.println(" created: " + ParserFactory.makeParser(pName));
        } catch (Exception e) {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}
----------------------------------------- log for unbundled JAXP 1.1.1

___/export/home/inev/work/tmp/JAXP 18 ja -showversion -cp $JAXP/jaxp1.1.1/jaxp.jar:$JAXP/jaxp1.1.1/crimson.jar:$JAXP/jaxp1.0.1/parser.jar:clss tests.makeParser
java version "1.3.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.3.0-C)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.3.0-C, interpreted mode)

 created: com.sun.xml.parser.Parser@31f71a
___/export/home/inev/work/tmp/JAXP 19 l $JAXP/jaxp1.1.1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 inev 26 Mar 19 13:10 /export/ld25/java/dest/JAXP/jaxp1.1.1 -> jaxp-1.1.1-b23-16_mar_2001
___/export/home/inev/work/tmp/JAXP 20
----------------------------------------- log for jdk 1.4.0-beta-b55 ( bundled JAXP 1.1.1 )


___/export/home/inev/work/tmp/JAXP 249 ja -showversion -cp $JAXP/jaxp1.0.1/parser.jar:clss tests.makeParser
java version "1.4.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-beta-b55)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4beta-B55, mixed mode)

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: com/sun/xml/parser/Parser
___/export/home/inev/work/tmp/JAXP 250
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