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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-6633676

NPE from java.io.DeleteOnExitHook.add

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      NullPointerException from java.io.DeleteOnExitHook.add methd, if we use System.exit in our code while downloading bundles.

      Scenario:
      a) loading a class in a thread.
      b) In the main thread call System.exit

      Exception :
      Error downloading bundle for javax/rmi/CORBA/ValueHandlerMultiFormat.class:
      java.lang.NullPointerException
              at java.io.DeleteOnExitHook.add(Unknown Source)
              at java.io.File.deleteOnExit(Unknown Source)
              at sun.jkernel.Bundle.download(Unknown Source)
              at sun.jkernel.Bundle.install(Unknown Source)
              at sun.jkernel.Bundle.install(Unknown Source)
              at sun.jkernel.DownloadManager.doGetBootClassPathEntryForResource(Unknown Source)
              at sun.jkernel.DownloadManager.access$500(Unknown Source)
              at sun.jkernel.DownloadManager$3.run(Unknown Source)
              at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
              at sun.jkernel.DownloadManager.getBootClassPathEntryForResource(UnknownSource)
              at sun.jkernel.DownloadManager.getBootClassPathEntryForClass(Unknown Source)
              at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClass(Native Method)
              at java.lang.ClassLoader.findBootstrapClass0(Unknown Source)
              at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
              at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
              at sun.misc.Launcher$AppClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
              at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(Unknown Source)
              at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClassInternal(Unknown Source)
              at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method)
              at java.lang.Class.forName(Unknown Source)


      Sample Code:
      new Thread(new Runnable () { Class.forName(className) }).start();
      System.exit(0)

            enicholasunw Ethan Nicholas (Inactive)
            rnairsunw Raghu Nair
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