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Annotation: Cannot determine form type (java.awt.Dialog). Please make sure the class is a JavaBean. The form cannot be opened. java.lang.NoSuchMethodException at org.netbeans.modules.form.CreationDescriptor.findDefaultCreator(CreationDescriptor.java:248) at org.netbeans.modules.form.CreationDescriptor.getDefaultCreator(CreationDescriptor.java:209) at org.netbeans.modules.form.CreationDescriptor.createDefaultInstance(CreationDescriptor.java:204) at org.netbeans.modules.form.CreationFactory.createDefaultInstance(CreationFactory.java:130) at org.netbeans.modules.form.RADComponent.createBeanInstance(RADComponent.java:193) at org.netbeans.modules.form.RADComponent.initInstance(RADComponent.java:137) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormModel.setFormBaseClass(FormModel.java:121) at org.netbeans.modules.form.GandalfPersistenceManager.loadForm(GandalfPersistenceManager.java:324) at org.netbeans.modules.form.GandalfPersistenceManager.loadForm(GandalfPersistenceManager.java:200) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormEditor$2.run(FormEditor.java:213) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormLAF$1.run(FormLAF.java:58) at org.openide.util.Mutex.doEventAccess(Mutex.java:1172) at org.openide.util.Mutex.readAccess(Mutex.java:253) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormLAF.executeWithLookAndFeel(FormLAF.java:43) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormEditor.loadFormData(FormEditor.java:211) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormEditor.loadFormDesigner(FormEditor.java:137) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDesigner.componentShowing(FormDesigner.java:1479) at org.netbeans.core.multiview.MultiViewPeer.peerComponentShowing(MultiViewPeer.java:171) at org.netbeans.core.multiview.MultiViewCloneableTopComponent.componentShowing(MultiViewCloneableTopComponent.java:107) at org.openide.windows.WindowManager.componentShowing(WindowManager.java:307) at org.netbeans.core.windows.WindowManagerImpl.componentShowing(WindowManagerImpl.java:944) at org.netbeans.core.windows.view.DefaultView.changeGUI(DefaultView.java:144) at org.netbeans.core.windows.ViewRequestor.dispatchRequest(ViewRequestor.java:238) at org.netbeans.core.windows.ViewRequestor.processRequest(ViewRequestor.java:214) at org.netbeans.core.windows.ViewRequestor.postRequest(ViewRequestor.java:152) at org.netbeans.core.windows.ViewRequestor.scheduleRequest(ViewRequestor.java:91) at org.netbeans.core.windows.Central.activateModeTopComponent(Central.java:1381) at org.netbeans.core.windows.WindowManagerImpl.topComponentRequestActive(WindowManagerImpl.java:1014) at org.openide.windows.TopComponent.requestActive(TopComponent.java:599) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormEditorSupport.openFormEditor(FormEditorSupport.java:108) at org.netbeans.modules.form.FormDataNode$1.actionPerformed(FormDataNode.java:47) at org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.ProjectUtilities$3.run(ProjectUtilities.java:210) at org.openide.util.Mutex.doEvent(Mutex.java:1152) at org.openide.util.Mutex.writeAccess(Mutex.java:369) at org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.ProjectUtilities.openAndSelectNewObject(ProjectUtilities.java:202) at org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.actions.NewFile.doPerform(NewFile.java:142) at org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.actions.NewFile.access$200(NewFile.java:52) at org.netbeans.modules.project.ui.actions.NewFile$PopupListener.actionPerformed(NewFile.java:311) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1849) at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2169) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:420) at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:258) at javax.swing.AbstractButton.doClick(AbstractButton.java:302) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI.doClick(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1000) at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicMenuItemUI$Handler.mouseReleased(BasicMenuItemUI.java:1041) at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:5488) at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3126) at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5253) at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:1966) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:3955) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2024) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3803) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4212) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3892) at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3822) at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2010) at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:1774) at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:3803) [catch] at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:463) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:242) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:163) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:157) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:149) at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:110)
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