Name: jl125535 Date: 07/09/2003


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2-b28)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2-b28, mixed mode)

FULL OS VERSION :
Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
HP-UX lmn1 B.11.00 A 9000/800 143901507 two-user license

Reproduced with J2SE 1.4.2 on Solaris 8.

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Timer.schedule() throws IllegalArgumentException with Long.MAX_VALUE for a delay. The relevant javadoc is at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.1/docs/api/java/util/Timer.html#schedule(java.util.TimerTask,%20long,%20long).

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile and run the code supplied.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Timer should schedule.

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal execution time.
        at java.util.Timer.sched(Timer.java:308)
        at java.util.Timer.schedule(Timer.java:180)
        at TimerIssue.main(TimerIssue.java:8)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.Timer;
import java.util.TimerTask;

public class TimerIssue {
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        Timer t = new Timer();
        // throws java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Illegal execution time.
        t.schedule(new MyTask(), Long.MAX_VALUE, 1000);
    }

    public static class MyTask extends TimerTask {
        public void run() {
            System.out.println("task is running...");
        }
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------
(Review ID: 185360)
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