Issue 4004: Mapping CORBA minor codes to Java (java2idl-rtf)
Source:  (Mr. Simon C. Nash, )
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: Section 1.4.8 of the Java to IDL mapping spec says that when mapping
CORBA system exceptions to RMI exceptions, the minor code is formatted
as a decimal number.  This is a readability issue for both OMG standard
minor codes and vendor-specific minor codes.  For example, the OMG
standard minor code 0x4f4d0001 would be formatted as 1330446337 and a 
vendor proprietary minor code 0xc9c25401 would be formatted as 3384955905
(or -910011391 if using signed 32-bit arithmetic). 

Proposed resolution:

In section 1.4.8, change the fourth bullet to:
 • followed by the hexadecimal value of the system exception’s minor code

In the following paragraph, change the example detail string to:
 “CORBA UNKNOWN 0x31 Maybe”
Resolution: See revised text below.
Revised Text: In section 1.4.8, change the fourth bullet to:
 • followed by the hexadecimal value of the system exception’s minor code
In the following paragraph, change the example detail string to:
 “CORBA UNKNOWN 0x31 Maybe”
Actions taken:
October 30, 2000: received issue
May 24, 2001: closed issue
Discussion: 

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Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2000 14:17:46 +0000
From: Simon Nash <nash@hursley.ibm.com>
Organization: IBM
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Section 1.4.8 of the Java to IDL mapping spec says that when mapping
CORBA system exceptions to RMI exceptions, the minor code is formatted
as a decimal number.  This is a readability issue for both OMG
standard
minor codes and vendor-specific minor codes.  For example, the OMG
standard minor code 0x4f4d0001 would be formatted a
In the following paragraph, change the example detail string to:
s  

   Simon
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Simon C Nash, Technology Architect, IBM Java Technology Centre
Tel. +44-1962-815156   Fax +44-1962-818999    Hursley, England
Internet: nash@hursley.ibm.com   Lotus Notes: Simon Nash@ibmgb


 1330446337 and a 
vendor proprietary minor code 0xc9c25401 would be formatted as
3384955905
(or -910011391 if using signed 32-bit arithmetic). 

Proposed resolution:

In section 1.4.8, change the fourth bullet to:
     followed by the hexadecimal value of the system exception