Package.getImplementationVersion does not return jre version for Object.class

Name: rmT116609 Date: 03/03/2004


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]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Calling Object.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion() returns null in jre1.4.2. This returned "1.4.1_02" when running in jre1.4.1_02 and "1.3.1_03" when running in jre1.3.1_03.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
1)javac TestImplVersion.java
2)java TestImplVersion

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Expect the output to be:
1.4.2
ACTUAL -
Actual output:
null

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
public class TestImplVersion
{
    public static void main(String [] args)
    {
        String impl = Object.class.getPackage().getImplementationVersion();
        System.out.println(impl);
    }
}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

Release Regression From : 1.4.1_02
The above release value was the last known release where this
bug was known to work. Since then there has been a regression.

(Incident Review ID: 200212)
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