Name: rmT116609 Date: 04/08/2004


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)

java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b32c, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux linws2 2.4.20-4GB #1 Wed Aug 6 18:26:21 UTC 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
See example below: interface AA derives interface A. A defines an enum. Using this enum within a struct definition in AA leads to the error "undeclared type". Similar problem when using within exceptions and within a larger IDL within methods, too (I failed to reproduce in this small example).


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
idlj error.idl


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
No error should occur
ACTUAL -
error.idl (line 7): A_Enum is an undeclared type.
    struct AA_Struct { A_Enum undeclaredEnum; } ;
                               ^
error.idl (line 23): B_long is an undeclared type.
    exception BB_Exception { B_long undeclaredLong; } ;


ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
error.idl (line 7): A_Enum is an undeclared type.
    struct AA_Struct { A_Enum undeclaredEnum; } ;
                               ^
error.idl (line 23): B_long is an undeclared type.
    exception BB_Exception { B_long undeclaredLong; } ;


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
IDL error.idl:

module error {
  interface A {
    enum A_Enum { X1, X2, X3 } ;
  } ;

  interface AA: A {
    struct AA_Struct { A_Enum undeclaredEnum; } ;
  } ;


  interface AA_Fixed: A {
    typedef A_Enum A_Enum; // this solves the problem above :-)

    struct AA_Struct { A_Enum enumOK; } ;
  } ;


  interface B {
    typedef long B_long;
  } ;

  interface BB: B {
    exception BB_Exception { B_long undeclaredLong; } ;
  } ;

  interface BB_Fixed: B {
    typedef B_long B_long; // this solves the problem above :-)

    exception BB_Exception { B_long longOK; } ;
  } ;

} ;

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

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
typedef the type complaining about to itself within the deriving interface (see interfaces *_fixed in the example IDL)
(Incident Review ID: 236139)
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