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Bug 326574 - NPE during incompatibleReturnType error reporting
Summary: NPE during incompatibleReturnType error reporting
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: JSDT
Classification: WebTools
Component: General (show other bugs)
Version: 3.2.2   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: 3.2.3   Edit
Assignee: Chris Jaun CLA
QA Contact: Nitin Dahyabhai CLA
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Depends on: 326573
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Reported: 2010-09-29 14:47 EDT by Chris Jaun CLA
Modified: 2010-09-29 18:02 EDT (History)
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Description Chris Jaun CLA 2010-09-29 14:47:13 EDT 
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #326573 +++

java.lang.NullPointerException
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.SourceTypeBinding.sourceStart(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.problem.ProblemReporter.incompatibleReturnType(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.MethodVerifier.reportIncompatibleReturnTypeError(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.MethodVerifier.checkAgainstInheritedMethods(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.MethodVerifier.checkMethods(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.MethodVerifier.verify(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.SourceTypeBinding.verifyMethods(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.lookup.CompilationUnitScope.verifyMethods(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.Compiler.process(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.Compiler.compile(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.core.builder.AbstractImageBuilder.compile(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.core.builder.BatchImageBuilder.compile(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.core.builder.AbstractImageBuilder.compile(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.core.builder.BatchImageBuilder.build(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.core.builder.JavaBuilder.buildAll(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.core.builder.JavaBuilder.build(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$2.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$1.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuildLoop(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.build(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.AutoBuildJob.doBuild(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.AutoBuildJob.run(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Unknown Source)


This is happening when it tries to verify methods form a "nextType" that has already been "cleaned" which nulls out its scope information.

If it has already been cleaned then its methods have already been verified.
Comment 1 Chris Jaun CLA 2010-09-29 18:02:09 EDT 
Checked into 3.2.3 and HEAD.