[Squirrel-sql-develop] NullPointerExceptions and squirrel syntax plugin

Here's some more information regarding my problem with the syntax 
highlighting plugin and squirrel.

The prefs.xml file I have has an empty <fontInfo> element under 
SessionProperties.

<sessionProperties
  Class=
"net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.properties.SessionProperties"
 >

  --snipped--

  <fontInfo/>


If I replace it with the default fontInfo section that is created for a 
'new' squirrel user (one without a prefs.xml file present), my problem 
goes away :


    <fontInfo Class="net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.fw.gui.FontInfo">
            <family>Monospaced</family>
            <isBold>false</isBold>
            <isItalic>false</isItalic>
            <size>12</size>
    </fontInfo>

I've looked at the source, and see that a new SessionProperties object 
gets a default (non-null) FontInfo object created for it.  I believe my 
having an empty <fontInfo/> tag in my prefs.xml cause the XMLBeanReader 
to assign assign call sessionProperties.setFontInfo(null).

I'm not sure how to best adjust the code to deal with the problem, but I 
believe you can re-produce my problem by editing your prefs.xml and 
change the <fontInfo> section into an empty tag :

   <fontInfo/>


Hope all of this helps.



...Joseph Boyd
Lead Application Developer
accessIndiana..."linking hoosiers to government"
http://www.IN.gov
10 West Market St., Suite 600
Indianapolis, IN 46204


Colin Bell wrote:
> Hi Joseph,
> 
> I've got the application dump you did, I didn't let it through to the
> list because of the size. I'll take a look and try to duplicate your
> problem tonight or tomorrow night.
> 



On Sat, 2003-11-22 at 01:24, Joseph Boyd wrote:

> I am still getting NPE's when using the Syntax plugin (0.11)
> 
> The stack trace from the NPE's is at the end of this message.  The NPE is happening because the
>   _session.getProperties().getFontInfo()
> call is returning null;
> 
> 
> Does anybody have any suggestions as to the correct way to fix this?  I can make the NPE go away by not running the code that depends on the FontInfo object, but I've no idea what that will break.
> 
> 
> ...Joseph Boyd
> 
> 
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.plugins.syntax.oster.OsterTextControl.initStyles(OsterTextControl.java:289)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.plugins.syntax.oster.OsterTextControl.<init>(OsterTextControl.java:125)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.plugins.syntax.oster.OsterSQLEntryPanel.<init>(OsterSQLEntryPanel.java:76)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.plugins.syntax.oster.OsterSQLEntryAreaFactory.createSQLEntryPanel(OsterSQLEntryAreaFactory.java:74)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.mainpanel.SQLPanel.createGUI(SQLPanel.java:1010)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.mainpanel.SQLPanel.<init>(SQLPanel.java:173)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.mainpanel.SQLTab.getComponent(SQLTab.java:78)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.mainpanel.SQLTab.getSQLPanel(SQLTab.java:128)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.mainpanel.SQLTab.setSession(SQLTab.java:89)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.mainpanel.SQLTab.<init>(SQLTab.java:50)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.MainPanel.<init>(MainPanel.java:109)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.SessionSheet.createGUI(SessionSheet.java:346)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.SessionSheet.<init>(SessionSheet.java:104)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.SessionInternalFrame.createGUI(SessionInternalFrame.java:130)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.SessionInternalFrame.<init>(SessionInternalFrame.java:57)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.session.SessionWindowManager.createInternalFrame(SessionWindowManager.java:105)
>     at net.sourceforge.squirrel_sql.client.mainframe.action.ConnectToAliasCommand$Runner.run(ConnectToAliasCommand.java:453)
>     at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:178)
>     at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:454)
>     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
>     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:151)
>     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:145)
>     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:137)
>     at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:100)
>