Name: js151677 Date: 07/06/2004


FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0-beta3"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta3-b57)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta3-b57, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux snappy.rhapsody.net 2.6.5-1.358smp #1 SMP Sat May 8 09:25:36 EDT 2004 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux


A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Scanner's API says: For example, this code allows a user to read a number from System.in:

     Scanner sc = Scanner.create(System.in);

Beta 1 in fact supported this. Beta 3, build 57 does not.

REGRESSION. Last worked in version tiger-beta2

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :

See sample code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
scanner_bug.class
ACTUAL -
/opt/local/java/jdk1.5.0/bin/javac -J-showversion scanner_bug.java
java version "1.5.0-beta3"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta3-b57)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta3-b57, mixed mode, sharing)

scanner_bug.java:6: cannot find symbol
symbol : method create(java.io.InputStream)
location: class java.util.Scanner
      Scanner sc = Scanner.create(System.in);
                          ^
1 error

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.*;

public class scanner_bug {

   public static void main(String[] args) {
      Scanner sc = Scanner.create(System.in);
   }
}
---------- END SOURCE ----------

Release Regression From : 1.5.0_01
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: 284788)
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