Name: elR10090 Date: 06/15/2001



The following is the spcification (from Merlin-b68) for two
constructors
java.util.logging.MemoryHandler() and
java.util.logging.MemoryHandler(Handler, int, Level).

    public MemoryHandler()
    Create a MemoryHandler and configure it based on LogManager
configuration
    properties.
    
    public MemoryHandler(Handler target, int size, Level pushLevel)
    Create a MemoryHandler.
    The MemoryHandler is configured based on LogManager properties (or
their
    default values) except that the given pushLevel argument and
buffer size
    argument are used.

    Parameters: target - the Handler to which to publish output.
                size - the number of log records to buffer
                pushLevel - message level to push on
                
Spec for MemoryHandler(Handler, int, Level) constructor does not
define
situation if size is negative. The current Logging API implementation
throws unspecified NegativeArraySizeException.

See the log:

#java version "1.4.0-beta_refresh"
#Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.4.0-beta_refresh-b68)
#Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b68, mixed mode)
#Unexpected exception for constructor MemoryHandler(Handler, int,
Level) with size == -1.
#java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException
# at
java.util.logging.MemoryHandler.init(MemoryHandler.java:106)
# at
java.util.logging.MemoryHandler.<init>(MemoryHandler.java:132)
# at Test1.run(Test1.java:15)
# at Test1.main(Test1.java:10)
## TEST FAILED.
#status==97

To reproduce the failure, please use 'doit1.sh' script found in the
directory:

    /net/sqesvr.eng/export/vsn/GammaBase/Bugs/<this bug number>

Use:

    doit1.sh $JAVA_HOME


Spec for MemoryHandler() constructor also does not define situation if
size is set in logging.properties file and is negative. The current
Logging API implementation also throws unspecified
NegativeArraySizeException.

See the log:

#java version "1.4.0-beta_refresh"
#Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build
1.4.0-beta_refresh-b68)
#Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-beta_refresh-b68, mixed mode)
#Unexpected exception for constructor MemoryHandler() with size == -1.
#java.lang.NegativeArraySizeException
# at
java.util.logging.MemoryHandler.init(MemoryHandler.java:106)
# at
java.util.logging.MemoryHandler.<init>(MemoryHandler.java:101)
# at Test2.run(Test2.java:14)
# at Test2.main(Test2.java:9)
## TEST FAILED.
#status==97

To reproduce the failure, please use 'doit2.sh' script found in the
directory:

    /net/sqesvr.eng/export/vsn/GammaBase/Bugs/<this bug number>

Use:

    doit2.sh $JAVA_HOME

I guess the specification should specify exceptions if the constructor
throws them, even for negative values of size. I also believe that
constructor
should throw more describable exception, for example
IllegalArgumentException.

It is also highly desirable to specify all possible cases for size,
for example when size == 0.

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Similar issues apply to some FileHandler constructors.

graham.hamilton@Eng 2001-06-25