[OPENJPA-2124] Use of XMLValueHandler results in a NullPointerException when classloader does not provide package support

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.3.0
• Fix Version/s: 2.2.0
• Component/s: jdbc
• Environment: JEE Environment
• Patch Info: Patch Available
• Assignee: Helen Xu
• Reporter: Helen Xu
• Created: 09/Feb/12 20:00
• Updated: 10/Feb/12 15:56
• Resolved: 10/Feb/12 15:56

Description

XMLValueHandler is used to convert xml content from database to java object. It threw NullPointerException from XMLValueHandler.toObjectValue() when class loader does not provide package support.

Basically getPackage() function call in XMLValueHandler.toObjectValue returns null.

The fix is to parse the entity class name directly to retrieve the package name.