Description V.B. 2008-11-14 22:27:55 EST

A class which defines private method(s) using JSON format causes ProblemReporter@6886 to do new String(method.selector) which causes NullPointerException. It is necessary to check for existence of the selector before creating String.

Build:
Eclipse 3.4.1 Ganymede
Plugin: org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core - 1.0.12.v200809120228

Problem Example:

function MyClass()
{}

MyClass.prototype = 
{
	/**
	 * @param {String} aArg Argument-1
	 * @private
	 */
	myfunc : function(aArg)
	{
	}
};

Stack Trace:
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.String.<init>(String.java:176)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.problem.ProblemReporter.unusedPrivateMethod(ProblemReporter.java:6886)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.MethodDeclaration.analyseCode(MethodDeclaration.java:60)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.AbstractMethodDeclaration.analyseCode(AbstractMethodDeclaration.java:113)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.FunctionExpression.analyseCode(FunctionExpression.java:73)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.ObjectLiteralField.analyseCode(ObjectLiteralField.java:78)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.ObjectLiteral.analyseCode(ObjectLiteral.java:95)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.FieldReference.analyseAssignment(FieldReference.java:92)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.Assignment.analyseCode(Assignment.java:59)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.compiler.ast.CompilationUnitDeclaration.analyseCode(CompilationUnitDeclaration.java:165)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.JavaScriptUnitResolver.resolve(JavaScriptUnitResolver.java:862)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.JavaScriptUnitResolver.resolve(JavaScriptUnitResolver.java:527)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.ASTParser.internalCreateAST(ASTParser.java:862)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.core.dom.ASTParser.createAST(ASTParser.java:647)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ASTProvider$1.run(ASTProvider.java:581)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:37)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ASTProvider.createAST(ASTProvider.java:574)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ASTProvider.getAST(ASTProvider.java:509)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ClipboardOperationAction.getClipboardData(ClipboardOperationAction.java:389)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ClipboardOperationAction.doCutCopyWithImportsOperation(ClipboardOperationAction.java:315)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ClipboardOperationAction.internalDoOperation(ClipboardOperationAction.java:271)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ClipboardOperationAction$1.run(ClipboardOperationAction.java:240)
at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70)
at org.eclipse.wst.jsdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.ClipboardOperationAction.run(ClipboardOperationAction.java:238)
at org.eclipse.jface.action.Action.runWithEvent(Action.java:498)
at org.eclipse.ui.commands.ActionHandler.execute(ActionHandler.java:185)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.LegacyHandlerWrapper.execute(LegacyHandlerWrapper.java:109)
at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:476)
at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:508)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerService.executeCommand(HandlerService.java:169)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.executeCommand(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:472)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.press(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:824)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.processKeyEvent(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:882)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.filterKeySequenceBindings(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:571)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.access$3(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:512)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard$KeyDownFilter.handleEvent(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:127)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.filterEvent(Display.java:1184)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1002)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1027)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1012)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendKeyEvent(Widget.java:1040)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendKeyEvent(Widget.java:1036)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.wmChar(Widget.java:1352)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.WM_CHAR(Control.java:3894)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.WM_CHAR(Canvas.java:341)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:3787)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:337)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:4528)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.DispatchMessageW(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.DispatchMessage(OS.java:2371)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3420)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2382)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2346)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2198)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:493)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:288)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:488)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:113)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:193)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:386)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:549)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:504)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1236)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:1212)