Bug in postgresql7.1 jdbc2 DatabaseMetaData class

I see your fix in the current sources so we should be OK:

tuple[0] = null; // Catalog name
tuple[1] = null; // Schema name
tuple[2] = r.getBytes(1); // Table name
tuple[3] = (relKind==null) ? null : relKind.getBytes(); // Table type
tuple[4] = remarks; // Remarks
v.addElement(tuple);

On line 1707 there is a dereference of 'relKind' which may very likely
be set to null. This can cause a null pointer exception. I've include
dthe workaround I am using, though there is almost certainly somethig
better.

Bob Weiler

String relKind;
switch (r.getBytes(3)[0]) {
case 'r':
relKind = "TABLE";
break;
case 'i':
relKind = "INDEX";
break;
case 'S':
relKind = "SEQUENCE";
break;
default:
relKind = null;
}

tuple[0] = null; // Catalog name
tuple[1] = null; // Schema name
tuple[2] = r.getBytes(1); // Table name
tuple[3] = relKind != null ? relKind.getBytes() : null; // Table type
tuple[4] = remarks; // Remarks
v.addElement(tuple);
}

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