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Bug 250335

Summary:	NullPointerException: The group parameter cannot be null
Product:	javaee	Reporter:	Owen_Brotherwood
Component:	JSF	Assignee:	Martin Fousek <marfous>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal	CC:	giancarlo76
Priority:	P3
Version:	8.0
Hardware:	All
OS:	All
Issue Type:	DEFECT	Exception Reporter:	167043
Attachments:	stacktrace

Description Owen_Brotherwood 2015-02-10 11:42:47 UTC

Build: NetBeans IDE 8.0.2 (Build 201411181905)
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, 25.31-b07, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.8.0_31-b13
OS: Windows 8

User Comments:
GUEST: Tried to create JSF from Entities. Using JavaEE project. Can add the entities to the list, but pressing next does not do anything.

Owen_Brotherwood: Tried to create JSF pages from Entity class.
The class was from a dependancy maven project.
The error came after selecting class (add) and next

GUEST: creating  JSF-Files from Entity classes

GUEST: On a maven web project call "New->JSF Pages from Entity Classes..."

Choose an entity and click "Next".

Then this problem occured




Stacktrace: 
java.lang.NullPointerException: The group parameter cannot be null
   at org.openide.util.Parameters.notNull(Parameters.java:89)
   at org.netbeans.spi.java.project.support.ui.PackageView.createListView(PackageView.java:153)
   at org.netbeans.modules.web.jsf.wizards.PersistenceClientSetupPanelVisual.updateSourceGroupPackages(PersistenceClientSetupPanelVisual.java:604)
   at org.netbeans.modules.web.jsf.wizards.PersistenceClientSetupPanelVisual.read(PersistenceClientSetupPanelVisual.java:568)
   at org.netbeans.modules.web.jsf.wizards.PersistenceClientSetupPanel.readSettings(PersistenceClientSetupPanel.java:125)
   at org.openide.WizardDescriptor.updateStateOpen(WizardDescriptor.java:867)

Comment 1 Owen_Brotherwood 2015-02-10 11:42:51 UTC

Created attachment 151919 [details]
stacktrace

Comment 2 Martin Balin 2016-07-07 08:55:02 UTC

This old bug may not be relevant anymore. If you can still reproduce it in 8.2 development builds please reopen this issue.

Thanks for your cooperation,
NetBeans IDE 8.2 Release Boss