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I cannot close the IDE. I have to go to task manager and actually do an end task in order to shut down the app. I am running Java version 1.3.1_02 The Error: Unexpected Exception A java.lang.NullPointerException exception has occured. Sun Apr 14 23:17:22 PDT 2002: java.lang.NullPointerException: <no message> java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner.writeExternal (FormDesigner.java:114) at org.openide.windows.TopComponent$Replacer.writeObject (TopComponent.java:737) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.invokeObjectWriter (ObjectOutputStream.java:1864) at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.outputObject (ObjectOutputStream.java:1210) at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject (ObjectOutputStream.java:366) at org.openide.loaders.XMLSettingsSupport.storeSerialData (XMLSettingsSupport.java:145) at org.openide.loaders.XMLSettingsSupport.storeToXML10 (XMLSettingsSupport.java:82) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$SettingsInstance.sav eInstance2Buffer(InstanceDataObject.java:1505) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$SettingsInstance.acc ess$200(InstanceDataObject.java:1132) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.storeSettings (InstanceDataObject.java:329) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.access$1700 (InstanceDataObject.java:66) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Creator.run (InstanceDataObject.java:1734) at org.openide.filesystems.EventControl.runAtomicAction (EventControl.java:89) at org.openide.filesystems.FileSystem.runAtomicAction (FileSystem.java:388) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Creator.createInstan ceDataObject(InstanceDataObject.java:1749) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.create (InstanceDataObject.java:318) at org.netbeans.core.windows.PersistenceManager.forceSaveOfTop Components(PersistenceManager.java:493) at org.netbeans.core.windows.PersistenceManager.writeXML (PersistenceManager.java:249) at org.netbeans.modules.projects.PSupport.projectSave (PSupport.java:223) at org.netbeans.core.NbProjectOperation.storeLastProject (NbProjectOperation.java:52) at org.netbeans.core.NbTopManager.exit (NbTopManager.java:698) at org.netbeans.core.actions.SystemExit.performAction (SystemExit.java:54) at org.netbeans.core.windows.MainWindow$3.windowClosing (MainWindow.java:155) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing (AWTEventMulticaster.java:291) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing (AWTEventMulticaster.java:290) at java.awt.Window.processWindowEvent (Window.java:812) at javax.swing.JFrame.processWindowEvent (JFrame.java:237) at org.netbeans.core.windows.MainWindow.processWindowEvent (MainWindow.java:366) at java.awt.Window.processEvent(Window.java:788) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl (Component.java:2593) [catch] at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl (Container.java:1213) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl (Window.java:926) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent (Component.java:2497) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent (EventQueue.java:339) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:131) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:98) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents (EventDispatchThread.java:93) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run (EventDispatchThread.java:85) ======================================================= Here is the actual output from the log; *********** Exception occurred ************ Sun Apr 14 23:16:18 PDT 2002: java.lang.NullPointerException: <no message> java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner.writeExternal (FormDesigner.java:114) at org.openide.windows.TopComponent$Replacer.writeObject (TopComponent.java:737) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.invokeObjectWriter (ObjectOutputStream.java:1864) at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.outputObject (ObjectOutputStream.java:1210) at java.io.ObjectOutputStream.writeObject (ObjectOutputStream.java:366) at org.openide.loaders.XMLSettingsSupport.storeSerialData (XMLSettingsSupport.java:145) at org.openide.loaders.XMLSettingsSupport.storeToXML10 (XMLSettingsSupport.java:82) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$SettingsInstance.sav eInstance2Buffer(InstanceDataObject.java:1505) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$SettingsInstance.acc ess$200(InstanceDataObject.java:1132) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.storeSettings (InstanceDataObject.java:329) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.access$1700 (InstanceDataObject.java:66) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Creator.run (InstanceDataObject.java:1734) at org.openide.filesystems.EventControl.runAtomicAction (EventControl.java:89) at org.openide.filesystems.FileSystem.runAtomicAction (FileSystem.java:388) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject$Creator.createInstan ceDataObject(InstanceDataObject.java:1749) at org.openide.loaders.InstanceDataObject.create (InstanceDataObject.java:318) at org.netbeans.core.windows.PersistenceManager.forceSaveOfTop Components(PersistenceManager.java:493) at org.netbeans.core.windows.PersistenceManager.writeXML (PersistenceManager.java:249) at org.netbeans.modules.projects.PSupport.projectSave (PSupport.java:223) at org.netbeans.core.NbProjectOperation.storeLastProject (NbProjectOperation.java:52) at org.netbeans.core.NbTopManager.exit (NbTopManager.java:698) at org.netbeans.core.actions.SystemExit.performAction (SystemExit.java:54) at org.netbeans.core.windows.MainWindow$3.windowClosing (MainWindow.java:155) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing (AWTEventMulticaster.java:291) at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.windowClosing (AWTEventMulticaster.java:290) at java.awt.Window.processWindowEvent (Window.java:812) at javax.swing.JFrame.processWindowEvent (JFrame.java:237) at org.netbeans.core.windows.MainWindow.processWindowEvent (MainWindow.java:366) at java.awt.Window.processEvent(Window.java:788) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl (Component.java:2593) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl (Container.java:1213) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl (Window.java:926) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent (Component.java:2497) at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent (EventQueue.java:339) [catch] at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:131) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy (EventDispatchThread.java:98) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents (EventDispatchThread.java:93) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run (EventDispatchThread.java:85) ===================================================== >Log Session: Sunday, April 14, 2002 9:34:59 PM PDT >System Info: Product Version = NetBeans IDE 3.3.1 (Build 200202011224) IDE Versioning = IDE/1 spec=1.43.2 impl=200202011224 Operating System = Windows 2000 version 5.0 running on x86 Java; VM; Vendor = 1.3.1_02; Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM 1.3.1_02-b02; Sun Microsystems Inc. Java Home = c:\PROGRA~1\JDK13~1.1_0\jre System Locale; Encod. = en_US; Cp1252
This is known issue, please try new development build or wait for release 3.3.2. Thanks for report. *** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 19839 ***
Resolved for 3.3.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.
Resolved for 3.4.x or earlier, no new info since then -> closing.