PQ52478: EXCEPTION WHEN USING CUSTOM JSP TAG LIBRARIES

APAR status
Closed as program error.

Error description
When using
<rtexprvalue>yes</rtexprvalue> to
<rtexprvalue>true</rtexprvalue> in the vgTagLib.tld file
 found inside tagtest.war file.
.
the customer receives the following msg in the browser:
  Error 500:  com.custname.services.taglib.ContainerTag
and in the stdout.log  file, the following msg is contained:
  Servlet Error: com.custname.services.taglib.ContainerTag:
  java.lang.Exception: com.custname.services.taglib.ContainerTag
.
According to the JSP 1.1 specification, ' yes ' and ' no ' are
valid values for the ' rtexprvalue ' attribute in a tld file.
The JSP engine appears to only accept ' true ' and ' false '.

ref: WAS 3.5 apar PQ51959  CMVC defect 110837
Local fix Problem summary
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* USERS AFFECTED: WebSphere Application Server 4.0.1           *
*                 tag lib and jsp developers                   *
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: JSP 1.1 knows "true" and "false" now    *
*                      but not yes and no.                     *
*                      <rtexprvalue>yes</rtexprvalue> is not   *
*                      recognized. If you change yes to        *
*                      true then it will work.                 *
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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WebSphere did not implement yes/no in the tag lib tld's as
required by the jsp1.1 specification.
Problem conclusion
Modified the code to allow yes/no in addition
to true/false.
Temporary fix Comments
APAR information
APAR number PQ52478
Reported component name WEBSPHERE AE NT
Reported component ID 5630A2201
Reported release 400
Status CLOSED PER
PE NoPE
HIPER NoHIPER
Submitted date 2001-09-17
Closed date 2001-09-18
Last modified date 2001-09-18

APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros
TAGLIB          

Fix information
Fixed component name WEBSPHERE AE NT
Fixed component ID 5630A2201

Applicable component levels
R400 PSY    UP


Document Information


Product categories: Software > Application Servers > Distributed Application & Web Servers > WebSphere Application Server > General
Operating system(s):
Software version: 400
Software edition:
Reference #: PQ52478
IBM Group: Software Group
Modified date: Sep 18, 2001