Primitive types cause a NullPointerException in CdiUtils.createConverter

[balta3]

When using a primitive type, I get the following exception in 2.3.4:

Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.sun.faces.cdi.CdiUtils.createConverter(CdiUtils.java:125) ~[javax.faces-2.3.4.jar:2.3.4]

It is working using 2.3.3

[stephanrauh]

IMHO, that looks like a bug that can easily solved. Converting the for look like so should do the trick:

for (
        	Class<?> forClassOrSuperclass = forClass; 
        	managedConverter == null && forClassOrSuperclass != Object.class
                    && forClassOrSuperclass != null;  // <-- add this line 
        	forClassOrSuperclass = forClassOrSuperclass.getSuperclass()
        ) {

Mind you: the type system of Java allows you to use primitive types the same way it allows you to use ordinary objects, pretending primitive type have a type. Of course, that's only a thin layer. It shows when accessing the super class. Usually, it's java.lang.Object, but in the case of primitive types, it's null.

Hope that helps! Stephan

[JensPiegsa]

This also effects 2.3.5.SP1 shipped with WildFly 13.0.0.Final.

[martin654]

This problem bothers me too

[lmahadevan]

I am seeing this issue in Wildfly 14 also. Where and how can I apply the fix mentioned above.

[codylerum]

Created issue at ee4j https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/mojarra/issues/4500