using jdk 1.4.2_06-b03 or jdk 1.4.2_07-b05 put the ctalog-ejb-client.jar from petstore distribution (either 1.3.1 or 1.3.2) in the classpath. Compile and run TestJDK.java below. On either verions the getAttribute() method will not be shown in the output. With jdk 1.4.2_04-b05 it will.
java version "1.4.2_07"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.4.2_07-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.4.2_07-b05, mixed mode)
[gstevens_j21012]dlsun345:jsp > % echo $CLASSPATH
/tmp/petstore/1.3.2/catalog-ejb-client.jar:.
[gstevens_j21012]dlsun345:jsp > % java testjdk/TestJDK
 indexed _readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getAttribute(int)
_readMethod is null
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getCategory()
_readMethod is public final native java.lang.Class java.lang.Object.getClass()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getDescription()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getImageLocation()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getItemId()
_readMethod is public double com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getListCost()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getProductId()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getProductName()
_readMethod is public double com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getUnitCost()

JDK 1.4.2_04
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)
[gstevens_j21012]dlsun345:jsp > % echo $CLASSPATH
/tmp/petstore/1.3.2/catalog-ejb-client.jar:.
[gstevens_j21012]dlsun345:jsp > % java testjdk/TestJDK
 indexed _readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getAttribute(int)
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getAttribute()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getCategory()
_readMethod is public final native java.lang.Class java.lang.Object.getClass()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getDescription()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getImageLocation()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getItemId()
_readMethod is public double com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getListCost()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getProductId()
_readMethod is public java.lang.String com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getProductName()
_readMethod is public double com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.Item.getUnitCost()

Test case: TestJDK.java
package testjdk;
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.lang.reflect.*;

//petstore
import com.sun.j2ee.blueprints.catalog.model.*;
//beans
import java.beans.*;


public class TestJDK {

    BeanInfo mBeanInfo;
    Map mPropertyByName;
    Map mIndexedPropertyByName;

    public static void main (String[] args) {
        TestJDK testJdk = new TestJDK();
        testJdk.performTest();
    }
    
    public void performTest() {
        Item item = new Item("CATEGORY", "PRODUCTID","PRODUCTNAME", "ITEMID", "IMGLOC", "DESCRIPTION",
                             "ATTRIBUTE1", "ATTRIBUTE2","ATTRIBUTE3" , "ATTRIBUTE4","ATTRIBUTE5", 1.0d, 10.0d);

        try {
           mBeanInfo = Introspector.getBeanInfo(item.getClass());
           mIndexedPropertyByName = new HashMap ();
           PropertyDescriptor [] pds = mBeanInfo.getPropertyDescriptors ();
           for (int i = 0; pds != null && i < pds.length; i++) {
PropertyDescriptor pd = pds [i];
if (pd instanceof IndexedPropertyDescriptor) {
IndexedPropertyDescriptor ipd = (IndexedPropertyDescriptor) pd;
                Method _readMethod = ipd.getIndexedReadMethod();
                System.out.println(" indexed _readMethod is "+_readMethod);
}
              Method _readMethod = pd.getReadMethod();
              System.out.println("_readMethod is "+_readMethod);
          }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

}
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