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Build: NetBeans IDE 7.3.1 (Build 201306052037) VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, 24.0-b56, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.7.0_40-b43 OS: Linux User Comments: GUEST: tools->options->format and then, bang! GUEST: <Please provide a description of the problem or the steps to reproduce> GUEST: Open Option from Tool menu GUEST: When I first run Tools->Options, and go to editor and then code complation, there is nothing there and it throws the exception. When I close the window Options, and try to open it again, it doesn't let me to open it, throwing the error message. steve612: in editor settings, code completion is empty and then the exception appears. When I close the Options window, after that I can't open it again. thanks Stacktrace: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimePath.parseImpl(MimePath.java:446) at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimePath.parse(MimePath.java:234) at org.netbeans.api.editor.mimelookup.MimeLookup.getLookup(MimeLookup.java:134) at org.netbeans.modules.options.editor.completion.CodeCompletionOptionsPanelController$PreferencesFactory.getPreferences(CodeCompletionOptionsPanelController.java:273) at org.netbeans.modules.options.editor.completion.CodeCompletionOptionsSelector.getCustomizer(CodeCompletionOptionsSelector.java:110) at org.netbeans.modules.options.editor.completion.CodeCompletionOptionsSelector.getSelectedCustomizer(CodeCompletionOptionsSelector.java:96)
Created attachment 140010 [details] stacktrace
This seems to be fixed in netbeans 7.4 by changes in options. It was called by help button, which should not initialize formating options now.