0 Replies Latest reply on Jul 20, 2009 9:21 AM by sam-user

    NullPointerException when sorting a dataTable

    sam-user

      Hi All,
      I have a datatable that I need to be able to sort by some of it's columns.
      It all worked fine until I added the attributes in bold to the dataTable element. This is to ensure that when first rendered the table is sorted by this column.


      <rich:dataTable value="#{myBean.myData}" sortMode="single" sortPriority="#{_b.myProp}"
       var="_b"
       rendered="#{myBean.myData}"
       id="myDataTable">
      
       <rich:column sortBy="#{_b.myProp}" id="myProp" sortOrder="DESCENDING" sortable="true">
       <f:facet name="header">Prop</f:facet>
       <h:outputText value="#{_b.myProp}" />
       </rich:column>
      
       <!-- OTHER COLUMNS -->
      
      </rich:dataTable>


      The problem is that when II now click on that column's header I get the following exception:

      14:16:41,994 ERROR [lifecycle] JSF1054: (Phase ID: APPLY_REQUEST_VALUES 2, View ID: /myPage.xhtml) Exception thrown during phase execution: javax.faces.event.PhaseEvent[source=com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl@1ba52c]
      14:16:41,994 WARN [ExceptionFilter] handling uncaught exception
      javax.servlet.ServletException
       at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:277)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:53)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:182)
       at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
       at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
       at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:262)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
      Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
       at org.richfaces.renderkit.AbstractTableRenderer.doDecode(AbstractTableRenderer.java:544)
       at org.ajax4jsf.renderkit.RendererBase.decode(RendererBase.java:76)
       at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.decode(UIComponentBase.java:789)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.UIDataAdaptor.processDecodes(UIDataAdaptor.java:1159)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.UIDataAdaptor.processDecodes(UIDataAdaptor.java:1168)
       at javax.faces.component.UIForm.processDecodes(UIForm.java:209)
       at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processDecodes(UIComponentBase.java:1026)
       at org.richfaces.component.UISwitchablePanel.processDecodes(UISwitchablePanel.java:169)
       at org.richfaces.component.UITabPanel.processDecodes(UITabPanel.java:154)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot$1.invokeContextCallback(AjaxViewRoot.java:392)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:238)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processDecodes(AjaxViewRoot.java:409)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.ApplyRequestValuesPhase.execute(ApplyRequestValuesPhase.java:78)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
       at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
       ... 41 more
      14:16:41,994 WARN [ExceptionFilter] exception root cause
      java.lang.NullPointerException
       at org.richfaces.renderkit.AbstractTableRenderer.doDecode(AbstractTableRenderer.java:544)
       at org.ajax4jsf.renderkit.RendererBase.decode(RendererBase.java:76)
       at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.decode(UIComponentBase.java:789)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.UIDataAdaptor.processDecodes(UIDataAdaptor.java:1159)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.UIDataAdaptor.processDecodes(UIDataAdaptor.java:1168)
       at javax.faces.component.UIForm.processDecodes(UIForm.java:209)
       at javax.faces.component.UIComponentBase.processDecodes(UIComponentBase.java:1026)
       at org.richfaces.component.UISwitchablePanel.processDecodes(UISwitchablePanel.java:169)
       at org.richfaces.component.UITabPanel.processDecodes(UITabPanel.java:154)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot$1.invokeContextCallback(AjaxViewRoot.java:392)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processPhase(AjaxViewRoot.java:238)
       at org.ajax4jsf.component.AjaxViewRoot.processDecodes(AjaxViewRoot.java:409)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.ApplyRequestValuesPhase.execute(ApplyRequestValuesPhase.java:78)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.Phase.doPhase(Phase.java:100)
       at com.sun.faces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.execute(LifecycleImpl.java:118)
       at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:265)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:290)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:83)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.IdentityFilter.doFilter(IdentityFilter.java:40)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.MultipartFilter.doFilter(MultipartFilter.java:90)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:64)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:53)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:182)
       at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
       at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
       at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:262)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
      14:16:41,994 WARN [ExceptionFilter] running exception handlers
      14:16:42,041 ERROR [ExceptionFilter] could not roll back transaction
      java.util.EmptyStackException
       at java.util.Stack.peek(Stack.java:85)
       at java.util.Stack.pop(Stack.java:67)
       at org.jboss.seam.transaction.SeSynchronizations.afterTransactionRollback(SeSynchronizations.java:45)
       at org.jboss.seam.transaction.UTTransaction.rollback(UTTransaction.java:70)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.rollbackTransactionIfNecessary(ExceptionFilter.java:159)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.endWebRequestAfterException(ExceptionFilter.java:113)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.ExceptionFilter.doFilter(ExceptionFilter.java:70)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.RedirectFilter.doFilter(RedirectFilter.java:45)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseXMLFilter.doXmlFilter(BaseXMLFilter.java:177)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.handleRequest(BaseFilter.java:267)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.processUploadsAndHandleRequest(BaseFilter.java:380)
       at org.ajax4jsf.webapp.BaseFilter.doFilter(BaseFilter.java:507)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.Ajax4jsfFilter.doFilter(Ajax4jsfFilter.java:56)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.LoggingFilter.doFilter(LoggingFilter.java:58)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.web.HotDeployFilter.doFilter(HotDeployFilter.java:53)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter$FilterChainImpl.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:69)
       at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamFilter.doFilter(SeamFilter.java:158)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:235)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:206)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:230)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:175)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:182)
       at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:432)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:84)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127)
       at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:102)
       at org.jboss.web.tomcat.service.jca.CachedConnectionValve.invoke(CachedConnectionValve.java:157)
       at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:109)
       at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:262)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:844)
       at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Protocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.process(Http11Protocol.java:583)
       at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.JIoEndpoint$Worker.run(JIoEndpoint.java:446)
       at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619)
      
      


      Any ideas what am I doing wrong?
      Thanks.