Java information reporting limitations

In fault entries created by the Fault Analyzer wrapper utility, variable information is not shown.

This is due to the way the Java™ virtual machine processes exceptions:
  • The JVM searches each stack frame for a handler (that is, a try-catch block) for an exception.
  • If there is no handler in a given frame, the JVM discards the stack frame variables and searches the next frame. This search-and-discard repeats until the JVM finds a handler for the exception.

The Fault Analyzer wrapper utility acts as the handler for the otherwise unhandled exception. This means that none of the user-application variable values exist at the point when Fault Analyzer is invoked.

For details on how the JVM handles exceptions, see the section on the athrow instruction in the JVM Specification.