[DERBY-902] Remove use of String(byte[]) and String(byte[], int, int) constructors in engine leading to non-portable behaviour

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 10.1.3.1
• Fix Version/s: 10.1.3.1
• Component/s: Network Server
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Daniel John Debrunner
• Created: 01/Feb/06 05:59
• Updated: 25/Apr/06 04:01
• Resolved: 25/Apr/06 04:01

Description

These constructors use the Java default platform encoding to convert the bytes to a String, this typically leads to bugs on platforms with different encodings.

Replace with code using fixed conversion, or alternative mechanisms.
If the call is required its use should be commented as to why it is required.

org.apache.derby.catalog.SystemProcedures

I generated this list using the Java search in eclipse for references to the constructors
String(byte[])
String(byte[],int,int) - no occurrrences in java/engine

Issue Links

• is blocked by: DERBY-583 networkserver does not return error message strings in native encoding to ij on zseries
• is duplicated by: DERBY-901 Remove use of String(byte[]) constructors in network server leading to non-portable behaviour