Project: Birt
Bug 224512 [Regression] Exception is thrown out when add a report parameter through the Top Menu [0705]
Reported: 2008-03-27 22:38:32 | Status: closed fixed

Description: Exception is thrown out when add a report parameter through the Top Menu. Build number: 2.3.0.v20080327-0956 Steps to reproduce: 1. In the Data Explorer View, select "Report Parameters" node, click Data->Report Parameter->New Parameter in the Top Menu. Expected result: No exception. Actual result: Exception is thrown out. Error log: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui.actions.NewParameterAction.run(NewParameterAction.java:78) at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Action.java:498) at org.eclipse.ui.actions.RetargetAction.runWithEvent(RetargetAction.java:229) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.handleWidgetSelection(ActionContributionItem.java:582) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem.access$2(ActionContributionItem.java:499) at org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem$5.handleEvent(ActionContributionItem.java:410) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:982) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:3760) at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3371) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2392) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2356) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2222) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$4.run(Workbench.java:474) at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:288) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:469) at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:106) at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:193) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:106) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:76) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:362) at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:175) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:564) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:504) at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1251)

Files changed in fix:
UI/org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/designer/ui/actions/NewParameterAction.java