On Tue, 31 May 2022 09:37:57 GMT, Tejesh R <d...@openjdk.java.net> wrote:

>>> Yeah, wanted to change to automatic, but wasn't sure about whether its ok 
>>> for NPE check or not.
>> 
>> What can be wrong with it? It's just a regular test. If you can automate the 
>> test, you should.
>> 
>>> Actually if the current test executes then its a pass right......?
>> 
>> I don't understand your question, sorry. What surprises me is that the test 
>> fails automatically without the fix. But I can't see how the NPE is 
>> re-thrown on the main thread.
>> 
>> I thought the NPE would be just printed in the jtreg log file and the tester 
>> wouldn't even see it.
>> 
>> So your test is already automated to some extent. What we want is to make it 
>> pass automatically if NPE isn't thrown.
>> 
>>> Painting it to bufferedImage and then catching NPE is required........?
>> 
>> No, it's not, however, I think it's a more effective way than showing UI. 
>> The exception occurs when `paint` is called. Painting to `BufferedImage` 
>> gives you control when and how `paint` is called: you do it _explicitly_. So 
>> you wrap the call to `paint` in a try-catch block, if the exception is 
>> thrown you re-throw it on main thread to fail the test; if the exception 
>> isn't thrown, the test completed successfully. Perhaps, try-catch block 
>> isn't necessary, just let the exception propagate.
>
>> _Actually if the current test executes then its a pass right......?_ This 
>> means, if there is no NPE raised then its a pass case right.......? Yeah to 
>> some extent it is automatic, I actually didn't get how to handle the caught 
>> NPE, so just left it so that the Test case will be failed by NPE.

Ok, then will try with the _bufferedImage paint_ logic, If I'm able to get the 
exception without it been handled by internal code then it'll be really helpful 
to make it automatic.

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PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/8830

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