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Bug 330891

Summary: NullPointerException: LineNumberRulerColumn.java:488
Product: [Eclipse Project] Platform Reporter: MH <mhilpert>
Component: TextAssignee: Platform-Text-Inbox <platform-text-inbox>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME QA Contact:
Severity: major    
Priority: P3 CC: daniel_megert, mauromol, remy.suen
Version: 3.6.1Keywords: needinfo
Target Milestone: ---   
Hardware: PC   
OS: Windows XP   
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Description Flags
Preferences file. none

Description MH CLA 2010-11-23 04:20:51 EST
Build Identifier: 20100917-0705

I try to create a new workspace and import my Java projects. But when I try to open a source file, I always get this exception:

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.LineNumberRulerColumn.getWidth(LineNumberRulerColumn.java:488)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.LineNumberChangeRulerColumn.getWidth(LineNumberChangeRulerColumn.java:295)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.texteditor.LineNumberColumn.getWidth(LineNumberColumn.java:140)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.CompositeRuler.getWidth(CompositeRuler.java:710)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.SourceViewer$RulerLayout.computeSize(SourceViewer.java:116)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.computeSize(Composite.java:233)
	at org.eclipse.swt.layout.FillData.computeSize(FillData.java:26)
	at org.eclipse.swt.layout.FillLayout.computeChildSize(FillLayout.java:151)
	at org.eclipse.swt.layout.FillLayout.computeSize(FillLayout.java:122)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.computeSize(Composite.java:233)
	at org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridData.computeSize(GridData.java:491)
	at org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout.layout(GridLayout.java:217)
	at org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout.layout(GridLayout.java:193)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1275)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1261)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.layout(Composite.java:664)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.JavaEditor.showBreadcrumb(JavaEditor.java:1960)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.JavaEditor.createPartControl(JavaEditor.java:3115)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.CompilationUnitEditor.createPartControl(CompilationUnitEditor.java:1475)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPartHelper(EditorReference.java:670)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorReference.createPart(EditorReference.java:465)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPartReference.getPart(WorkbenchPartReference.java:595)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartPane.setVisible(PartPane.java:313)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.PresentablePart.setVisible(PresentablePart.java:180)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.PresentablePartFolder.select(PresentablePartFolder.java:270)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.LeftToRightTabOrder.select(LeftToRightTabOrder.java:65)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.presentations.util.TabbedStackPresentation.selectPart(TabbedStackPresentation.java:473)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.refreshPresentationSelection(PartStack.java:1254)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.setSelection(PartStack.java:1207)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.showPart(PartStack.java:1606)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.add(PartStack.java:497)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorStack.add(EditorStack.java:103)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.PartStack.add(PartStack.java:483)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorStack.add(EditorStack.java:112)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorSashContainer.addEditor(EditorSashContainer.java:63)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorAreaHelper.addToLayout(EditorAreaHelper.java:225)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorAreaHelper.addEditor(EditorAreaHelper.java:213)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.createEditorTab(EditorManager.java:778)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.openEditorFromDescriptor(EditorManager.java:677)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.EditorManager.openEditor(EditorManager.java:638)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busyOpenEditorBatched(WorkbenchPage.java:2860)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busyOpenEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2768)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.access$11(WorkbenchPage.java:2760)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage$10.run(WorkbenchPage.java:2711)
	at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2707)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2691)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2682)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(EditorUtility.java:378)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(EditorUtility.java:178)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(OpenAction.java:229)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(OpenAction.java:208)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.SelectionDispatchAction.dispatchRun(SelectionDispatchAction.java:274)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.SelectionDispatchAction.run(SelectionDispatchAction.java:250)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerActionGroup.handleOpen(PackageExplorerActionGroup.java:373)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.packageview.PackageExplorerPart$4.open(PackageExplorerPart.java:526)
	at org.eclipse.ui.OpenAndLinkWithEditorHelper$InternalListener.open(OpenAndLinkWithEditorHelper.java:48)
	at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$2.run(StructuredViewer.java:845)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.JFaceUtil$1.run(JFaceUtil.java:49)
	at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.run(SafeRunnable.java:175)
	at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.fireOpen(StructuredViewer.java:843)
	at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.handleOpen(StructuredViewer.java:1131)
	at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$6.handleOpen(StructuredViewer.java:1235)
	at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.fireOpenEvent(OpenStrategy.java:264)
	at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.access$2(OpenStrategy.java:258)
	at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy$1.handleEvent(OpenStrategy.java:298)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1053)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4066)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3657)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2640)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2604)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2438)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:671)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:664)
	at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:115)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:369)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:619)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:574)
	at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1407)

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Switch to new workspace
2. Import (former exported) Preferences
3. Import existing (Java) project
4. Double click *.java file in package explorer
Comment 1 Dani Megert CLA 2010-11-23 06:22:48 EST
>Build Identifier: 20100917-0705
What kind of build/download is this exactly?

>2. Import (former exported) Preferences
Can you please attach them here.

>4. Double click *.java file in package explorer
Can you please attach that file here.
Comment 2 Dani Megert CLA 2010-11-26 02:31:16 EST
Ping.
Comment 3 MH CLA 2010-11-26 06:12:33 EST
Created attachment 183909 [details]
Preferences file.

(In reply to comment #1)
> >Build Identifier: 20100917-0705
> What kind of build/download is this exactly?
eclipse-java-helios-SR1-win32.zip

> >2. Import (former exported) Preferences
> Can you please attach them here.
Here you go...
 
> >4. Double click *.java file in package explorer
> Can you please attach that file here.
Sorry, don't know which one it was. I guess it doesn't matter, because it happened for any file I clicked.
Comment 4 Dani Megert CLA 2010-11-29 05:49:56 EST
Tried these steps:
1. download 3.6 (Helios)
2. start with new workspace
3. import attached preference file
4. create a Java project with some Java files
5. open them
==> works as expected (no NPE)

Can you still reproduce this? If so, please provide more detailed steps.
Comment 5 MH CLA 2010-11-29 14:50:10 EST
Nope. As I updated to eclipse-SDK-M20101124-0800-win32.zip (to fix the very annoying bug 326434), this bug didn't occur anymore.
Comment 6 Dani Megert CLA 2010-11-30 02:17:55 EST
Please reopen with more detailed steps if you see this again.
Comment 7 Mauro Molinari CLA 2013-04-09 06:54:36 EDT
Today I also have this problem occuring often. This is the stack trace in my case:

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.LineNumberRulerColumn.getWidth(LineNumberRulerColumn.java:488)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.LineNumberChangeRulerColumn.getWidth(LineNumberChangeRulerColumn.java:295)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.texteditor.LineNumberColumn.getWidth(LineNumberColumn.java:140)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.CompositeRuler.getWidth(CompositeRuler.java:710)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.SourceViewer$RulerLayout.layout(SourceViewer.java:143)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1263)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1270)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.updateLayout(Composite.java:1249)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite.setLayoutDeferred(Composite.java:1086)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.TextViewer.internalRevealRangeWithWorkaround(TextViewer.java:3278)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.TextViewer.revealRange(TextViewer.java:3250)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.SourceViewer.setRangeIndication(SourceViewer.java:1109)
	at org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection.ProjectionViewer.setRangeIndication(ProjectionViewer.java:1315)
	at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.setHighlightRange(AbstractTextEditor.java:6240)
	at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.JavaEditor.adjustHighlightRange(JavaEditor.java:2470)
	at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.selectAndReveal(AbstractTextEditor.java:6321)
	at org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.AbstractTextEditor.selectAndReveal(AbstractTextEditor.java:6295)
	at org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.sourcelookup.SourceLookupFacility.positionEditor(SourceLookupFacility.java:314)
	at org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.sourcelookup.SourceLookupFacility.display(SourceLookupFacility.java:242)
	at org.eclipse.debug.ui.DebugUITools.displaySource(DebugUITools.java:994)
	at org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.elements.adapters.StackFrameSourceDisplayAdapter$SourceDisplayJob.runInUIThread(StackFrameSourceDisplayAdapter.java:157)
	at org.eclipse.ui.progress.UIJob$1.run(UIJob.java:95)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.RunnableLock.run(RunnableLock.java:35)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Synchronizer.runAsyncMessages(Synchronizer.java:135)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runAsyncMessages(Display.java:4144)
	at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3761)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1053)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:942)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:86)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:588)
	at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
	at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:543)
	at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)

Using Eclipse Juno 4.2.2:

eclipse.buildId=M20130204-1200
java.version=1.7.0_17
java.vendor=Oracle Corporation
BootLoader constants: OS=win32, ARCH=x86_64, WS=win32, NL=it_IT
Framework arguments:  -groovy.compiler.level 18
Command-line arguments:  -os win32 -ws win32 -arch x86_64 -groovy.compiler.level 18 -data d:\ws\42\k-trunk

I'm simply trying to open editors from the Call Hierarchy view or from the Debug view (after I hit a breakpoint). I don't have more precise steps to repro.