<Swing Dev> JDK-8023043 : Clipboard.getAvailableDataFlavors: Comparison method violates contract

[Alexander Scherbatiy]

  Please, create a new issue on it:
     http://bugreport.java.com/bugreport

  Thanks,
  Alexandr.


On 4/21/2015 5:29 PM, Jason Mehrens wrote:
> Hello Swing-Dev,
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> Recently we have updated to JDK7u80 and have noticed a pattern of users generating the following error:
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> java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Comparison method violates its general contract!
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>                  at java.util.TimSort.mergeHi(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.util.TimSort.mergeAt(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.util.TimSort.mergeCollapse(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.util.TimSort.sort(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.util.TimSort.sort(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.util.Arrays.sort(Unknown Source)
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>                  at sun.awt.datatransfer.DataTransferer.setToSortedDataFlavorArray(Unknown Source)
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>                  at sun.awt.datatransfer.ClipboardTransferable.<init>(Unknown Source)
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>                  at sun.awt.datatransfer.SunClipboard.getContents(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction.actionPerformedImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction.access$700(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction$1.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction$1.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
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>                  at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction$2.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction$2.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
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>                  at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.TransferHandler$TransferAction.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.invokeAction(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.text.JTextComponent.paste(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.text.DefaultEditorKit$PasteAction.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.SwingUtilities.notifyAction(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBinding(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyBindings(Unknown Source)
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>                  at javax.swing.JComponent.processKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.preDispatchKeyEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue.access$300(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue$3.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
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>                  at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
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>                  at java.security.ProtectionDomain$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
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>                  at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
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> When I check the issue tracker http://bugs.java.com/view_bug.do?bug_id=8023043 shows as fixed in 7u60.  Did this get fixed in 7u60 through 7u80?   The stacktrace is a little different from that bug so should I file this as a new issue?
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> Thanks,
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> Jason