### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core
Index: dom/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/VariableBinding.java
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/dom/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/VariableBinding.java,v
retrieving revision 1.56
diff -u -r1.56 VariableBinding.java
--- dom/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/VariableBinding.java	24 Oct 2007 13:50:52 -0000	1.56
+++ dom/org/eclipse/jdt/core/dom/VariableBinding.java	13 Dec 2007 15:18:50 -0000
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
 		IMethodBinding declaringMethod = getDeclaringMethod();
 		if (declaringMethod == null) return null;
 		JavaElement method = (JavaElement) declaringMethod.getJavaElement();
+		if (method == null) return null;
 		if (!(this.resolver instanceof DefaultBindingResolver)) return null;
 		VariableDeclaration localVar = (VariableDeclaration) ((DefaultBindingResolver) this.resolver).bindingsToAstNodes.get(this);
 		if (localVar == null) return null;
#P org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.model
Index: src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/dom/ASTModelBridgeTests.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core.tests.model/src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/dom/ASTModelBridgeTests.java,v
retrieving revision 1.53
diff -u -r1.53 ASTModelBridgeTests.java
--- src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/dom/ASTModelBridgeTests.java	12 Dec 2007 09:25:23 -0000	1.53
+++ src/org/eclipse/jdt/core/tests/dom/ASTModelBridgeTests.java	13 Dec 2007 15:18:53 -0000
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@
 				"}"
 			}, 
 			"1.5");
+		setUpWorkingCopy();
+	}
+
+	private void setUpWorkingCopy() throws JavaModelException {
+		if (this.workingCopy != null)
+			this.workingCopy.discardWorkingCopy();
 		IProblemRequestor problemRequestor = new IProblemRequestor() {
 			public void acceptProblem(IProblem problem) {}
 			public void beginReporting() {}
@@ -1354,6 +1360,37 @@
 	}
 
 	/*
+	 * Ensures that the IJavaElement of an IBinding representing a local variable in an anonymous type
+	 * in a discarded working copy is null.
+	 * (regression test for bug https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=212096 )
+	 */
+	public void testLocalVariable4() throws JavaModelException {
+		try {
+			ASTNode node = buildAST(
+				"public class X {\n" +
+				"  void foo() {\n" +
+				"    new Object() {\n" +
+				"      void bar() {\n" +
+				"        int /*start*/local/*end*/;\n" +
+				"      }\n" +
+				"    };\n" +
+				"  }\n" +
+				"}"
+			);
+			IBinding binding = ((VariableDeclaration) node).resolveBinding();
+			this.workingCopy.discardWorkingCopy();
+			IJavaElement element = binding.getJavaElement();
+			assertEquals(
+				"Unexpected Java element",
+				null,
+				element
+			);
+		} finally {
+			setUpWorkingCopy();
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
 	 * Ensures that the IJavaElement of an IBinding representing a member type is correct.
 	 */
 	public void testMemberType() throws JavaModelException {