2 Replies Latest reply on Apr 27, 2006 8:53 AM by adogg

    InitialContext.lookup returns null for default ConnectionFac

    mark_a_loper

      Hi, I'm hoping this is an easy fix, I think it has to do with Configuration, but I can't find anything to answer the question. I'm trying to set up a simple servlet that dump text into the topic/testTopic topic that is configured on JBoss 4.0.4RC1. I've pretty much pulled the code out of Ch6 of the documentation and adjusted it for Web App use. See Source:

       public void setupPubSub() throws JMSException, NamingException
       {
       InitialContext iniCtx = new InitialContext();
       TopicConnectionFactory tcf = (TopicConnectionFactory)iniCtx.lookup("java:comp/env/jms/ConnectionFactory");
       if (tcf == null)
       System.out.println("tcf is null");
       else
       System.out.println("tcf is NOT null");
      
       conn = tcf.createTopicConnection();
       topic = (Topic) iniCtx.lookup("java:comp/env/jms/testTopic");
       if (topic == null)
       System.out.println("topic is null");
       else
       System.out.println("topic is NOT null");
       session = conn.createTopicSession(false,
       TopicSession.AUTO_ACKNOWLEDGE);
       conn.start();
       }
      
      


      A NullPointerException is thrown at:
      conn = tcf.createTopicConnection();

      The "if" block directly above it confirms that tcf is indeed null. Originally I had been having problems getting the naming correct through the jboss-web.xml, and web.xml, however that all seems to be working now. FYI: the "topic" returned is not null, so I know that call works anyway.

      It seems that I am getting the naming correct, but for some reason the object returned by the lookup is null. Help please.

      web.xml (parts):
       <resource-ref>
       <description>
       Testing the reference info for a TopicConnection Factory
       </description>
       <res-ref-name>jms/ConnectionFactory</res-ref-name>
       <res-type>javax.jms.TopicConnectionFactory</res-type>
       <res-auth>Container</res-auth>
       </resource-ref>
      
       <resource-env-ref>
       <resource-env-ref-name>jms/testTopic</resource-env-ref-name>
       <resource-env-ref-type>javax.jms.Topic</resource-env-ref-type>
       </resource-env-ref>
      


      jboss-web.xml:
      <jboss-web>
       <!-- Jboss web XML file to set mapping for JMS to test topic -->
      
       <resource-ref>
       <res-ref-name>jms/ConnectionFactory</res-ref-name>
       <res-type>javax.jms.TopicConnectionFactory</res-type>
       <jndi-name>java:ConnectionFactory</jndi-name>
       </resource-ref>
      
       <resource-env-ref>
       <resource-env-ref-name>jms/testTopic</resource-env-ref-name>
       <jndi-name>java:topic/testTopic</jndi-name>
       </resource-env-ref>
      </jboss-web>
      


      Thanks,

      Mark Loper
      mark_a_loper@yahoo.com