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Bug 366834

Summary:	NPE in HandledContributionItem.getToolTipText(*)
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Paul Webster <pwebster>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Paul Webster <pwebster>
Status:	VERIFIED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	remy.suen
Version:	4.2
Target Milestone:	4.2 M5
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:

Description Paul Webster

2011-12-15 11:57:34 EST

We shouldn't have a check for null and then use the old thing.

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem.getToolTipText(HandledContributionItem.java:474)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem.updateToolItem(HandledContributionItem.java:457)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem.update(HandledContributionItem.java:403)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem.update(HandledContributionItem.java:390)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem$2.run(HandledContributionItem.java:179)
	at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem.updateItemEnablement(HandledContributionItem.java:205)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.HandledContributionItem$ToolItemUpdateTimer.run(HandledContributionItem.java:123)

Comment 1 Paul Webster

2011-12-15 13:21:31 EST

it's probably the EBindingService missing.

PW

Comment 2 Paul Webster

2011-12-15 13:27:57 EST

Released NPE guard.

PW

Comment 3 Paul Webster

2012-01-24 13:17:30 EST

In I20120123-2200
PW