Name: rmT116609 Date: 04/27/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.4.2_04"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_04-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_04-b05, 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 :
Windows NT, Windows XP

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Long l_hex = Long.decode("#ffffffffffffffffL"); //fails with java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "ffffffffffffffffl"

Long l_hex = Long.decode("#ffffffff"); //Works...
(the run-time doesn't comply with :

http://java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/lexical.doc.html#48282

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compile and run the test case.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
//java.sun.com/docs/books/jls/second_edition/html/lexical.doc.html#48282
ACTUAL -
E:\www\sup1-egs\lang\Long\decode>java Main1
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "ffffffffffffffffl"
        at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.
java:48)
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:406)
        at java.lang.Long.valueOf(Long.java:482)
        at java.lang.Long.decode(Long.java:593)
        at Main1.main(Main1.java:8)

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.NumberFormatException: For input string: "ffffffffffffffffl"
        at java.lang.NumberFormatException.forInputString(NumberFormatException.
java:48)
        at java.lang.Long.parseLong(Long.java:406)
        at java.lang.Long.valueOf(Long.java:482)
        at java.lang.Long.decode(Long.java:593)
        at Main1.main(Main1.java:8)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
class Main1 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
//
        try {
            Long l_dec = Long.decode("225");
            Long l_oct = Long.decode("065"); // octal
            Long l_hex1 = Long.decode("0x1f"); // hex
            Long l_hex2 = Long.decode("#ffffffffffffffffL"); // hex
            Long l_big = Long.decode("1234123455555");// decimal

            System.out.println("parsed: " +
                l_dec + "," + l_oct + "," + l_hex1 + "," + l_hex2);
        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
//
    }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

(Incident Review ID: 259979)
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