JDK-6493542 : JFileChooser throws NPE on Vista with Win LaF in new folder
  • Type: Bug
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: javax.swing
  • Affected Version: 6,6u16
  • Priority: P3
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • OS:
    windows_xp,windows_2008,windows_vista windows_xp,windows_2008,windows_vista
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2006-11-14
  • Updated: 2011-05-18
  • Resolved: 2011-05-18
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6u17-revFixed 7 b22Fixed
Related Reports
Duplicate :  
JDK-6561072 - NullPointerException in JFileChooser after navigating to empty folder
Description
This issue was detected by PIT made for 6.0b105.

This is reproduced on Windows Vista and with Windows LookAndFeel only. Steps to reproduce:

1. Start FileChooserDemo with WinLaF
2. Open JFileChooser
3. Navigate to a folder where creation of new folders is allowed
4. Click "New Folder" - a new one appears. Give it a name and press Enter
5. Enter the newly created directory by pressing Enter
6. Click Cancel.

A NPE thrown:

java.lang.NullPointerException
        at javax.swing.JComponent.repaint(JComponent.java:4728)
        at sun.swing.FilePane$2.repaintListSelection(FilePane.java:114)
        at sun.swing.FilePane$2.repaintSelection(FilePane.java:104)
        at sun.swing.FilePane$2.focusLost(FilePane.java:99)
        at java.awt.AWTEventMulticaster.focusLost(AWTEventMulticaster.java:213)
        at java.awt.Component.processFocusEvent(Component.java:5930)
        at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5794)
        at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4410)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.KeyboardFocusManager.redispatchEvent(KeyboardFocusManager.java:1848)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.typeAheadAssertions(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:878)
        at java.awt.DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.dispatchEvent(DefaultKeyboardFocusManager.java:551)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4282)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:177)
        at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:1039)
        at java.awt.Dialog$3.run(Dialog.java:1091)
        at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
        at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1089)
        at javax.swing.JFileChooser.showDialog(JFileChooser.java:722)
        at javax.swing.JFileChooser.showOpenDialog(JFileChooser.java:625)
        at FileChooserDemo$2.actionPerformed(FileChooserDemo.java:160)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
        at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
        at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
        at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
        at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6038)
        at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3260)
        at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:5803)
        at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2058)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4410)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2116)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4322)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:3986)
        at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:3916)
        at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2102)
        at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2429)
        at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4240)
        at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:273)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:183)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:173)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:168)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:160)
        at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:121)
Comments
EVALUATION Event processing on dialog closing should be refined
20-11-2006