Index: openide/loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/InstanceDataObject.java
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RCS file: /cvs/openide/loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/InstanceDataObject.java,v
--- openide/loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/InstanceDataObject.java	16 Sep 2005 11:49:09 -0000	1.25
+++ openide/loaders/src/org/openide/loaders/InstanceDataObject.java	5 Oct 2005 10:34:57 -0000
@@ -1482,10 +1482,11 @@ 
         FileObject memContext = sfs.findResource(prefix);
         if (memContext == null) throw new FileNotFoundException("SFS:xml/memory while converting a " + obj.getClass().getName()); //NOI18N
 
-        String[] classes = new String[] {obj.getClass().getName(), Object.class.getName()};
-        for (int i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) {
+        Class clazz = obj.getClass();
+        while (clazz != null) {
+            String className = clazz.getName();
             String convertorPath = new StringBuffer(200).append(prefix).append('/').
-                append(classes[i].replace('.', '/')).toString(); // NOI18N
+                append(className.replace('.', '/')).toString(); // NOI18N
             FileObject fo = sfs.findResource(convertorPath);
             if (fo != null) {
                 String providerPath = (String) fo.getAttribute(EA_PROVIDER_PATH);
@@ -1497,6 +1498,7 @@ 
                    return ret;
                }
             }
+            clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
         }
         throw new FileNotFoundException("None convertor was found under SFS/xml/memory/ for " + obj.getClass()); //NOI18N
     }
Index: core/settings/src/org/netbeans/modules/settings/Env.java
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RCS file: /cvs/core/settings/src/org/netbeans/modules/settings/Env.java,v
--- core/settings/src/org/netbeans/modules/settings/Env.java	16 Mar 2004 15:28:10 -0000	1.4
+++ core/settings/src/org/netbeans/modules/settings/Env.java	5 Oct 2005 10:34:59 -0000
@@ -101,19 +101,22 @@ 
     /** look up appropriate provider according to clazz */
     public static FileObject findProvider(Class clazz) throws IOException {
         String prefix = "xml/memory/"; //NOI18N
-        String name = clazz.getName().replace('.', '/');
         FileSystem sfs = Repository.getDefault().getDefaultFileSystem();
         FileObject memContext = sfs.findResource(prefix);
         if (memContext == null) throw new java.io.FileNotFoundException("SFS/xml/memory/"); //NOI18N
-        
-        String convertorPath = new StringBuffer(200).append(prefix).
-            append(name).toString(); // NOI18N
-        FileObject fo = sfs.findResource(convertorPath);
-        if (fo != null) {
-            String providerPath = (String) fo.getAttribute(EA_PROVIDER_PATH);
-            if (providerPath != null) {
-                return sfs.findResource(providerPath);
+    
+        while (clazz != null) {
+            String name = clazz.getName().replace('.', '/');
+            String convertorPath = new StringBuffer(200).append(prefix).
+                append(name).toString(); // NOI18N
+            FileObject fo = sfs.findResource(convertorPath);
+            if (fo != null) {
+                String providerPath = (String) fo.getAttribute(EA_PROVIDER_PATH);
+                if (providerPath != null) {
+                    return sfs.findResource(providerPath);
+                }
             }
+            clazz = clazz.getSuperclass();
         }
         return null;
     }