<Swing Dev> Unexpected NullPointerException by endComposition()

[Charles Lee]

On 10/27/2011 09:12 PM, Pavel Porvatov wrote:
> Hi Charles,
>> On 10/14/2011 04:06 PM, Pavel Porvatov wrote:
>>> Hi Charles,
>>>> On 10/11/2011 05:50 PM, Pavel Porvatov wrote:
>>>>> Hi Charles,
>>>>>> On 10/08/2011 05:41 PM, Pavel Porvatov wrote:
>>>>>> I got your point. What about this solution:
>>>>>> If in the compose mode, endCompositoin just sendComposedText 
>>>>>> instead of sendCommittedText.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The patch is attached
>>>>>>
>>>>> Could you please explain the fix? May be it removes NPE but it 
>>>>> puzzles me. So if buffer.length() == 0 you invoke 
>>>>> sendCommittedText, right? But sendCommittedText commits buffer, 
>>>>> but buffer is empty. Looks strange...
>>>>>
>>>>> BTW: the code like "if (!notInCompositionMode) {" a little bit 
>>>>> difficult to understand =) I'd preffer to avoid two negations and 
>>>>> use "if (notInCompositionMode)" and swap if/else blocks...
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards, Pavel
>>>>>
>>>> Hi Pavel,
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for the confusion. Here is some explanation, please correct 
>>>> me if I am wrong:
>>>> 1. There two modes which is judge from the buffer size: composed 
>>>> mode when the buffer size is not zero and normal mode when the 
>>>> buffer size is zero.
>>> Right
>>>> 2. The original code make no difference whether it is in the 
>>>> composed mode or normal mode. In the normal mode, which buffer size 
>>>> is zero, it sends the committed text. In the composed mode, which 
>>>> buffer size is not zero, it also sends the committed code. And NPE 
>>>> occurred here.
>>>> 3. In the patch, I do not change the logic when in the normal mode. 
>>>> (notInCompositionMode branch)  Why? I guess it is the logic of 
>>>> "Ends any input composition that may currently be going on in this 
>>>> context. Depending on the platform and possibly user preferences, 
>>>> this may commit or delete uncommitted text." from the api spec....
>>> Yes. But after your change the following code looks strange for  me:
>>>         if (!notInCompositionMode) {
>>>            ....
>>>         } else {
>>> >>>>            sendCommittedText();
>>>         }
>>> So if we are not in composition mode we send something (empty string 
>>> actually). Logically we shouldn't send anything (IMO), because 
>>> buffer is empty. Why should we do something at all if endComposition 
>>> is invoked and we are not in composition mode?
>>>> 4. In the patch, the logic in the composed mode is that: if it is 
>>>> in the composed mode, keep every thing as just composed :-)
>>>
>>> I found a new bug (???) in the fix. If you apply the patch, run the 
>>> MouseEventTest2 test and follow the instructions from the bug 
>>> description NPE will not be thrown, but the JTextArea remains in 
>>> composition mode even after endComposition completion.
>>
>> Right. It seems that we have to do some thing in the jdk :-). Here it is:
>>
>> The patch attached is just adding a null check at the beginning of 
>> the mouseClicked method in DefaultCaret. So why the component is null 
>> in the DefaultCaret? That because the caret has already been 
>> deinstalled. It seems to be an order problem of mouse event and the 
>> event which endCompositon sent. The endComposition will exchange the 
>> caret and deinstall the old one. On the other hand, mouse click event 
>> was happening on the old caret. So the component of the old caret is 
>> null now. NPE happens.
> It looks that you are trying to fix the consequence, but not the root 
> of the problem. The endComposition method shouldn't send anything to 
> deinstalled DefaultCaret. I think the previous version of the fix was 
> much closer than this one.
>
> Regards, Pavel
Hi Pavel,

The problem is how should we deal with the uncommitted compose character 
when endComposition.
1. Remain the character. Not good, will remain in compose mode after 
endComposition.
2. Delete the character. I think it just like the cancelComposition. We 
have to send some thing to delete the characters which are already shown 
on the text area.

Here is a new patch which add a little bit logic in the endComposition 
method:
1. It still remain the null check in the mouseClick
2. It use cancelCompostion in the endComposition when in the compose mode.

Any idea?



-- 
Yours Charles

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