Text Labels Disappearing Within Character Layout (Doc ID 2205983.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 07, 2019

Applies to:

Symptoms

ISSUE:
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On occasions, when an existing text field is clicked on in character layout (for editing), it disappears. In Java Console the following error stack is displayed:

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Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-2" java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method violates its general contract!
at java.util.TimSort.mergeHi(Unknown Source)
at java.util.TimSort.mergeAt(Unknown Source)
at java.util.TimSort.mergeCollapse(Unknown Source)
at java.util.TimSort.sort(Unknown Source)
at java.util.TimSort.sort(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Arrays.sort(Unknown Source)
at java.util.Collections.sort(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.enumerateAndSortCycle(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.getFocusTraversalCycle(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.SortingFocusTraversalPolicy.getComponentAfter(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.LayoutFocusTraversalPolicy.getComponentAfter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.getNextFocusCandidate(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.transferFocus(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at oracle.ewt.lwAWT.LWComponent.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at oracle.ewt.lwAWT.lwText.LWTextComponent.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at oracle.ewt.lwAWT.lwText.LWTextField.removeNotify(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.remove(Unknown Source)
at oracle.ewt.lwAWT.LWComponent.remove(Unknown Source)
at oracle.bali.jle.item.LWComponentContainer.remove(Unknown Source)

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This stack trace is reported when being in the java console press 5 before opening LE.

Cause

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