Filed By       : J2SE-SQA [j2se-tck-  xxxxx@xxxxx  ]
JDK            : JDK1.5.0-b24
                  (passes with JDK1.5.0-b23, JDK1.4.2-b28)
JCK            : JCK1.5-runtime (b06)
Platform[s]    : all
switch/Mode    : default
JCK test owner : http://javaweb.eng/jck/usr/owners.jto
Falling test[s]:
         api/javax_sound/sampled/AudioSystem/index.html#AudioSystem [AudioSystem2017, AudioSystem2020]

JCK1.5-runtime api/javax_sound/sampled/AudioSystem/index.html#AudioSystem test fails using JDK1.5.0-b24
with java.lang.NullPointerException.

Test source location:
=====================
/java/re/jck/1.5/promoted/latest/binaries/JCK-runtime-15/tests/api/javax_sound/sampled/AudioSystem/AudioSystemTests.java

jtr file location:
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/net/jtgb4u4c.sfbay/export/sail15/results.2/tiger/b24/jck15/linux/redhat9.0_gnome_smp_plugin_ns7.1_linux-22/workDir/api/javax_sound/sampled/AudioSystem/index_AudioSystem.jtr

How to reproduce:
=================
Run the following script (you may need to change its variables)

--- script start ---
#!/bin/bash

#Paths in Java Software:
JDK="/java/re/jdk/1.5.0/promoted/all/b24/binaries/"
JCK="/java/re/jck/1.5/promoted/beta/b04/binaries/JCK-runtime-15"

#Alternative paths outside Java Software:
#JDK="/net/koori.sfbay/onestop/jdk/1.5.0/promoted/all/b24/binaries/"
#JCK="/net/koori.sfbay/onestop/jck/1.5/promoted/beta/b04/binaries/JCK-runtime-15"

#Alternative paths for the NSK site:
#JCK="/net/linux-15/export/home/java/jck1.5/JCK-runtime-15"
#JDK="/net/linux-15/export/home/java/jdk1.5.0/linux"

export CLASSPATH="$JCK/classes:$JCK/lib/javatest.jar"
workDir=`pwd`

$JDK/bin/java -showversion       javasoft.sqe.tests.api.javax.sound.sampled.AudioSystem.AudioSystemTests       -TestCaseID AudioSystem2017 AudioSystem2020       -TestURL file://$JCK/tests/api/javax_sound/sampled/AudioSystem/index.html#AudioSystem       -TestWorkDirURL file://$workDir
--- script end ---

Test output:
============
java version "1.5.0-beta"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-beta-b24)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-beta-b24, mixed mode)

AudioSystem2017: Failed. Unexpected exception caught - java.lang.NullPointerException
AudioSystem2020: Failed. Unexpected exception caught - java.lang.NullPointerException
STATUS:Failed.test cases: 2; all failed; first test case failure: AudioSystem2017

Specific machine info:
======================
Hostname: linux-22
OS:  customer  Linux 9.0 (GNOME)
Hostname: linux-4
OS: SuSE SLES 8
Hostname: linux-6
OS: Solaris 9 (x86) (CDE)
Hostname: linux-8
OS: Solaris 10 (sparc) (CDE)

======================================================================

N/A

Can reproduce the bug. An NPE is thrown when AudioSystem.write(ais, null, stream) is called. The bug was introduced with the fix for RFE 4925483.
Eventually, all Java Sound methods should throw NPE's for un-justified null arguments. See RFE 4912693.
  xxxxx@xxxxx   2003-10-22