NullPointerException thrown in ManyToOne.java --------------------------------------------- Key: HHH-3208 URL: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/browse/HHH-3208 Project: Hibernate3 Issue Type: Bug Components: core Affects Versions: 3.2.6 Environment: Hibernate 3.2.6; Database: N/A Reporter: Karol Nowak Hibernate dies with ExceptionInInitializerError due to a NullPointerException being thrown in ManyToOne.java (see the trace below) when a property-ref attribute is set to a nonexistent property group. That's annoying and difficult to debug. Instead, Hibernate should inform that there's no matching group. java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError at com.sabre.fs.emd.or.HibernateUtil.<clinit>(HibernateUtil.java:20) at com.sabre.fs.emd.query.Executor.<init>(Executor.java:82) at com.sabre.fs.emd.query.ExecutorTest.beforeTest(ExecutorTest.java:64) 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:585) at org.junit.internal.runners.MethodRoadie.runBefores(MethodRoadie.java:122) at org.junit.internal.runners.MethodRoadie.runBeforesThenTestThenAfters(MethodRoadie.java:86) at org.junit.internal.runners.MethodRoadie.runTest(MethodRoadie.java:77) at org.junit.internal.runners.MethodRoadie.run(MethodRoadie.java:42) at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.invokeTestMethod(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:88) at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.runMethods(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:51) at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner$1.run(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:44) at org.junit.internal.runners.ClassRoadie.runUnprotected(ClassRoadie.java:27) at org.junit.internal.runners.ClassRoadie.runProtected(ClassRoadie.java:37) at org.junit.internal.runners.JUnit4ClassRunner.run(JUnit4ClassRunner.java:42) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit4.runner.JUnit4TestReference.run(JUnit4TestReference.java:38) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.TestExecution.run(TestExecution.java:38) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:460) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.runTests(RemoteTestRunner.java:673) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.run(RemoteTestRunner.java:386) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.junit.runner.RemoteTestRunner.main(RemoteTestRunner.java:196) Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.hibernate.mapping.ManyToOne.createPropertyRefConstraints(ManyToOne.java:47) at org.hibernate.cfg.HbmBinder$ManyToOneSecondPass.doSecondPass(HbmBinder.java:2717) at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.secondPassCompile(Configuration.java:1130) at org.hibernate.cfg.Configuration.buildSessionFactory(Configuration.java:1286) at com.sabre.fs.emd.or.HibernateUtil.<clinit>(HibernateUtil.java:15) ... 22 more -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - If you think it was sent incorrectly contact one of the administrators: http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/hibernate/secure/Administrators.... - For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira