Looking at an entry in Forums results in NPE -------------------------------------------- Key: JBPORTAL-817 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBPORTAL-817 Project: JBoss Portal Issue Type: Bug Security Level: Public(Everyone can see) Components: Portal Forums Affects Versions: 2.2.1 Final Environment: Suse Linux 10.0, Java 5_06, JBoss 4.04RC1, JbossPortal 2.2.1RC3, Firefox 1.0.7 (german) Reporter: gressho When I add an entry in a forum it is properly accepted. When I try to look at this entry the following NPE occurs: 11:50:04,530 ERROR [ForumsPortlet] The portlet threw an exception java.lang.NullPointerException at java.util.Calendar.setTime(Calendar.java:1032) at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.format(SimpleDateFormat.java:785) at java.text.SimpleDateFormat.format(SimpleDateFormat.java:778) at java.text.DateFormat.format(DateFormat.java:314) at org.jboss.portlet.forums.ForumsPortlet.fillShowTopicContext(ForumsPortlet.java:5393) at org.jboss.portlet.forums.ForumsPortlet.doView(ForumsPortlet.java:425) at org.jboss.portlet.JBossPortlet.doDispatch(JBossPortlet.java:230) at org.jboss.portlet.JBossPortlet.render(JBossPortlet.java:217) at org.jboss.portlet.JBossPortlet.render(JBossPortlet.java:360) at org.jboss.portal.portlet.PortletContainer.invokeRender(PortletContainer.java:521) at org.jboss.portal.portlet.PortletContainer.dispatch(PortletContainer.java:433) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInvocation.dispatch(ComponentInvocation.java:79) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.component.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:72) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.component.HeaderInterceptor.invoke(HeaderInterceptor.java:50) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.NavigationInterceptor.invoke(NavigationInterceptor.java:76) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.CacheInterceptor.invoke(CacheInterceptor.java:167) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.ModesInterceptor.invoke(ModesInterceptor.java:88) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.WindowStatesInterceptor.invoke(WindowStatesInterceptor.java:87) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.bridge.BridgeInterceptor.invoke(BridgeInterceptor.java:49) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.portlet.aspects.component.SessionPostDispatchInterceptor.invoke(SessionPostDispatchInterceptor.java:84) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.ContextDispatcherInterceptor$InvokeNextCommand.execute(ContextDispatcherInterceptor.java:129) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor723.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.CommandServlet.doGet(CommandServlet.java:101) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.invoke(ApplicationDispatcher.java:672) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.doInclude(ApplicationDispatcher.java:539) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationDispatcher.include(ApplicationDispatcher.java:499) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.impl.AbstractRequestContext.include(AbstractRequestContext.java:247) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.ContextDispatcherInterceptor$1.include(ContextDispatcherInterceptor.java:73) at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.CommandServlet.include(CommandServlet.java:81) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.ContextDispatcherInterceptor.invoke(ContextDispatcherInterceptor.java:79) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.portlet.aspects.component.SessionPreDispatchInterceptor.invoke(SessionPreDispatchInterceptor.java:110) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.component.ContextTrackerInterceptor.invoke(ContextTrackerInterceptor.java:49) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.portlet.aspects.component.SecureTransportInterceptor.invoke(SecureTransportInterceptor.java:69) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.portlet.aspects.component.ValveInterceptor.invoke(ValveInterceptor.java:64) at org.jboss.portal.server.app.ComponentInterceptor.invoke(ComponentInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderWindowCommand.execute(RenderWindowCommand.java:84) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ControllerCommand.dispatch(ControllerCommand.java:78) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.EventBroadcasterInterceptor.invoke(EventBroadcasterInterceptor.java:85) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.invoke(PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.java:168) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PortalNodeInterceptor.invoke(PortalNodeInterceptor.java:61) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.NavigationInterceptor.invoke(NavigationInterceptor.java:68) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandContext.execute(CommandContext.java:107) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandContext.chain(CommandContext.java:141) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.renderPortlets(RenderPageCommand.java:231) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.RenderPageCommand.execute(RenderPageCommand.java:164) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ControllerCommand.dispatch(ControllerCommand.java:78) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.EventBroadcasterInterceptor.invoke(EventBroadcasterInterceptor.java:85) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.invoke(PolicyEnforcementInterceptor.java:168) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.PortalNodeInterceptor.invoke(PortalNodeInterceptor.java:61) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.controller.NavigationInterceptor.invoke(NavigationInterceptor.java:58) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandInterceptor.invoke(CommandInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.CommandContext.execute(CommandContext.java:107) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:93) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:151) at org.jboss.portal.core.command.ExecutionContext.execute(ExecutionContext.java:77) at org.jboss.portal.core.CoreController.handle(CoreController.java:190) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor425.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ReflectedDispatcher.invoke(ReflectedDispatcher.java:155) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.dispatch(Invocation.java:94) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.AbstractInterceptor.invoke(AbstractInterceptor.java:133) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.interceptor.ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.invoke(ModelMBeanOperationInterceptor.java:142) at org.jboss.mx.server.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:88) at org.jboss.mx.server.AbstractMBeanInvoker.invoke(AbstractMBeanInvoker.java:260) at org.jboss.mx.server.MBeanServerImpl.invoke(MBeanServerImpl.java:659) at org.jboss.mx.util.JMXInvocationHandler.invoke(JMXInvocationHandler.java:287) at $Proxy185.handle(Unknown Source) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInvocation.dispatch(ServerInvocation.java:76) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:140) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.SubjectAssociationInterceptor.invoke(SubjectAssociationInterceptor.java:47) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.PolicyAssociationInterceptor.invoke(PolicyAssociationInterceptor.java:52) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.server.ContentTypeInterceptor.invoke(ContentTypeInterceptor.java:68) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.LocaleInterceptor.invoke(LocaleInterceptor.java:69) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.UserInterceptor.invoke(UserInterceptor.java:184) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.aspects.server.SessionInvalidatorInterceptor.invoke(SessionInvalidatorInterceptor.java:87) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.core.aspects.server.TransactionInterceptor.invoke(TransactionInterceptor.java:75) at org.jboss.portal.server.ServerInterceptor.invoke(ServerInterceptor.java:38) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invokeNext(Invocation.java:130) at org.jboss.portal.server.invocation.Invocation.invoke(Invocation.java:175) at org.jboss.portal.server.servlet.PortalServlet.doGet(PortalServlet.java:221) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.CustomPrincipalValve.invoke(CustomPrincipalValve.java:54) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:174) at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:514) at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:74) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107) at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148) at org.apache.jk.server.JkCoyoteHandler.invoke(JkCoyoteHandler.java:199) at org.apache.jk.common.HandlerRequest.invoke(HandlerRequest.java:282) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.invoke(ChannelSocket.java:744) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket.processConnection(ChannelSocket.java:674) at org.apache.jk.common.ChannelSocket$SocketConnection.runIt(ChannelSocket.java:866) at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:684) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595)