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Pearl Jade
Pearl Jade

Reputation: 716

Netbeans NullpointerException at startup

When I start Netbeans 6.0.1 up, I get the following error message:

java.lang.NullPointerException
    at javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactory.newSchema(SchemaFactory.java:521)
    at com.sun.servicetag.RegistrationDocument.initializeDocument(RegistrationDocument.java:121)
    at com.sun.servicetag.RegistrationDocument.load(RegistrationDocument.java:81)
    at com.sun.servicetag.RegistrationData.loadFromXML(RegistrationData.java:392)
    at org.netbeans.modules.reglib.NbServiceTagSupport.getRegistrationData(NbServiceTagSupport.java:373)
    at org.netbeans.modules.reglib.NbServiceTagSupport.getNbServiceTag(NbServiceTagSupport.java:453)
    at org.netbeans.modules.reglib.NbServiceTagSupport.createNbServiceTag(NbServiceTagSupport.java:171)
    at org.netbeans.modules.registration.NbInstaller.restored(NbInstaller.java:98)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.NbInstaller.loadCode(NbInstaller.java:378)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.NbInstaller.load(NbInstaller.java:297)
    at org.netbeans.ModuleManager.enable(ModuleManager.java:933)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.ModuleList.installNew(ModuleList.java:405)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.ModuleList.trigger(ModuleList.java:341)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.ModuleSystem.restore(ModuleSystem.java:275)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.Main.getModuleSystem(Main.java:171)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.Main.start(Main.java:322)
    at org.netbeans.core.startup.TopThreadGroup.run(TopThreadGroup.java:110)
[catch] at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:655)

It doesn't keep Netbeans from functioning, I think, but what does it mean and how should I fix it?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 326

Answers (1)

Josh Johnson
Josh Johnson

Reputation: 563

Firstly, I would try a newer version of netbeans. 6.0.1 is well over 5 years old.

Also, try clearing out the netbeans cache. On linux, it's stored at $HOME/.netbeans/
Not sure where it would be stored on OSX.

As for what it means - read over this question/answer: What is a Null Pointer Exception?

Upvotes: 1

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