FULL PRODUCT VERSION :


ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
2.6.35.14-96.fc14.x86_64

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
case "value" : - normal
case ("value") - exception

An exception has occurred in the compiler (1.7.0). Please file a bug at the Java Developer Connection (http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport)  after checking the Bug Parade for duplicates. Include your program and the following diagnostic in your report.  Thank you.
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitStringSwitch(Lower.java:3456)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitSwitch(Lower.java:3357)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCSwitch.accept(JCTree.java:959)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:58)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:70)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitBlock(TreeTranslator.java:160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitBlock(Lower.java:3311)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCBlock.accept(JCTree.java:781)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:58)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitIf(Lower.java:2736)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCIf.accept(JCTree.java:1140)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:58)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:70)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitBlock(TreeTranslator.java:160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitBlock(Lower.java:3311)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCBlock.accept(JCTree.java:781)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:58)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.visitMethodDef(TreeTranslator.java:144)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitMethodDefInternal(Lower.java:2619)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitMethodDef(Lower.java:2538)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCMethodDecl.accept(JCTree.java:669)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:58)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.visitClassDef(Lower.java:2283)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.JCTree$JCClassDecl.accept(JCTree.java:591)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.tree.TreeTranslator.translate(TreeTranslator.java:58)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2160)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translate(Lower.java:2180)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.comp.Lower.translateTopLevelClass(Lower.java:3650)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.desugar(JavaCompiler.java:1393)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.desugar(JavaCompiler.java:1271)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile2(JavaCompiler.java:870)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.JavaCompiler.compile(JavaCompiler.java:829)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:417)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:331)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.main.Main.compile(Main.java:322)
	at com.sun.tools.javac.Main.compile(Main.java:76)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
	at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.compilers.Javac13.execute(Javac13.java:56)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.compile(Javac.java:1134)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Javac.execute(Javac.java:912)
	at org.netbeans.modules.java.source.ant.JavacTask.execute(JavacTask.java:144)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor914.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor914.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:398)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:291)
	at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor914.invoke(Unknown Source)
	at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
	at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:601)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:390)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:411)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1399)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1368)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1251)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.module.bridge.impl.BridgeImpl.run(BridgeImpl.java:284)
	at org.apache.tools.ant.module.run.TargetExecutor.run(TargetExecutor.java:539)
	at org.netbeans.core.execution.RunClassThread.run(RunClassThread.java:153)


REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.