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DO NOT REPLY [Bug 15754] New: - PageContext.setAttribute doesn't throw NullPointerException

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PageContext.setAttribute doesn't throw NullPointerException

           Summary: PageContext.setAttribute doesn't throw
                    NullPointerException
           Product: Tomcat 4
           Version: 4.1.18
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: Other
         Component: Servlet & JSP API
        AssignedTo: tomcat-dev@jakarta.apache.org
        ReportedBy: skoehler@upb.de


PageContext.setAttribute doesn't thow a NullPointerException if the attribute-
value if null as 
http://java.sun.com/products/servlet/2.2/javadoc/javax/servlet/jsp/PageContext.h
tml#setAttribute(java.lang.String,%20java.lang.Object,%20int) requires.

is !silently ignores! that null was specified. the attribute isn't set to null, 
but isdn't removed too and getAttribute returnes the old value.

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