P4
FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_05-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_05-b05, mixed mode, sharing)
ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
It is not clear from the specification of StreamHandler that it calls publish on the Formatter before getHead. If the Formatter stores state between calls to getHead and publish (which might be necessary for more complex XML structures than XMLFormatter for example) then the logical assumption that getHead will be called before any call to publish will lead to unexpected results.
If Formatter is intended to be stateless then this should be made clear in the specification.
REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.
java version "1.5.0_05"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0_05-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_05-b05, mixed mode, sharing)
ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
It is not clear from the specification of StreamHandler that it calls publish on the Formatter before getHead. If the Formatter stores state between calls to getHead and publish (which might be necessary for more complex XML structures than XMLFormatter for example) then the logical assumption that getHead will be called before any call to publish will lead to unexpected results.
If Formatter is intended to be stateless then this should be made clear in the specification.
REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.