Index: compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/parser/RecoveredMethod.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/parser/RecoveredMethod.java,v
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -r1.47 RecoveredMethod.java
--- compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/parser/RecoveredMethod.java	24 Feb 2005 19:59:20 -0000	1.47
+++ compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/parser/RecoveredMethod.java	21 Jun 2005 12:52:56 -0000
@@ -318,8 +318,7 @@
  * is about to disappear because of restarting recovery
  */
 public void updateFromParserState(){
-
-	if(this.bodyStartsAtHeaderEnd()){
+	if(this.bodyStartsAtHeaderEnd() && this.parent != null){
 		Parser parser = this.parser();
 		/* might want to recover arguments or thrown exceptions */
 		if (parser.listLength > 0 && parser.astLengthPtr > 0){ // awaiting interface type references
@@ -375,19 +374,27 @@
 				// to compute bodyStart, and thus used to set next checkpoint.
 				int count;
 				for (count = 0; count < argLength; count++){
-					Argument argument = (Argument)parser.astStack[argStart+count];
-					/* cannot be an argument if non final */
-					char[][] argTypeName = argument.type.getTypeName();
-					if ((argument.modifiers & ~AccFinal) != 0
-						|| (argTypeName.length == 1
-							&& CharOperation.equals(argTypeName[0], VoidBinding.sourceName()))){
+					if(parser.astStack[argStart+count] instanceof Argument) {
+						Argument argument = (Argument)parser.astStack[argStart+count];
+						/* cannot be an argument if non final */
+						char[][] argTypeName = argument.type.getTypeName();
+						if ((argument.modifiers & ~AccFinal) != 0
+							|| (argTypeName.length == 1
+								&& CharOperation.equals(argTypeName[0], VoidBinding.sourceName()))){
+							parser.astLengthStack[parser.astLengthPtr] = count; 
+							parser.astPtr = argStart+count-1; 
+							parser.listLength = count;
+							parser.currentToken = 0;
+							break;
+						}
+						if (needUpdateRParenPos) parser.rParenPos = argument.sourceEnd + 1;
+					} else {
 						parser.astLengthStack[parser.astLengthPtr] = count; 
 						parser.astPtr = argStart+count-1; 
 						parser.listLength = count;
 						parser.currentToken = 0;
 						break;
 					}
-					if (needUpdateRParenPos) parser.rParenPos = argument.sourceEnd + 1;
 				}
 				if (parser.listLength > 0 && parser.astLengthPtr > 0){