Name: gm110360 Date: 04/12/2002


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.0-b92)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.0-b92, mixed mode)


FULL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION :
Windows 98 [Version 4.10.2222]


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
This is really against the Spring-02 pack, which
astoundingly hasn't made it to the Product Version dropdown
list of this form.

The new and improved JAXP classes cause a ClassCastException
when reading an XML file. Specifically, an importPreferences
call on an XML file created in the Forte IDE, listed
below, causes an exception, also listed below. The old
and unimproved version of JAXP worked fine.

xerces.jar is in jre\lib\endorsed.


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.ClassCastException: org.apache.xerces.dom.DeferredCommentImpl
        at java.util.prefs.XmlSupport.importPreferences(XmlSupport.java:182)
        at java.util.prefs.Preferences.importPreferences(Preferences.java:1138)
        at com.rockyboat.lib.XuWelcome.<init>(XuWelcome.java:92)
        at com.rockyboat.scripter.Scripter.initComponents(Scripter.java:60)
        at com.rockyboat.scripter.Scripter.<init>(Scripter.java:40)
        at com.rockyboat.scripter.Scripter.main(Scripter.java:121)

This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE preferences SYSTEM 'http://java.sun.com/dtd/preferences.dtd&#39;>

<preferences EXTERNAL_XML_VERSION="1.0">
  <root type="user">
    <map />
    <node name="com">
      <map />
      <node name="rockyboat">
        <map />
        <node name="lib">
          <map>
            <entry key="XU_RECENT" value="0" />
            <entry key="OPT_YN_SHOW_XUS" value="y" />
          </map>
        </node>
      </node>
    </node>
  </root>
</preferences>


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(Review ID: 144778)
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