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Build: NetBeans IDE 6.7.1 (Build 200907230233) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, 14.2-b01, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.6.0_16-b01 OS: Windows XP, 5.1, x86 User Comments: dvd76: can't see variable value during debug GUEST: On-device debugging of a midlet on a Sony Ericsson mobile (W910i) using the Sony Ericsson SDK (v2.5.0). Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at com.sun.tools.jdi.ReferenceTypeImpl.visibleFields(ReferenceTypeImpl.java:380) at com.sun.tools.jdi.ReferenceTypeImpl.fieldByName(ReferenceTypeImpl.java:428) at org.netbeans.modules.debugger.jpda.expr.EvaluatorVisitor.visitIdentifier(EvaluatorVisitor.java:1697) at org.netbeans.modules.debugger.jpda.expr.EvaluatorVisitor.visitIdentifier(EvaluatorVisitor.java:182) at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCIdent.accept(JCTree.java:1689) at com.sun.source.util.TreePathScanner.scan(TreePathScanner.java:49)
Created attachment 93262 [details] stacktrace
We can not do anything about this, this is a JDI defect (or debugger backend defect). I'll submit a bug for JDK. Please provide steps to reproduce - what you were evaluating and some sample code.
Agreed with Martin - closed