Bug 29416 Cannot create Type if typecomment Template doesn't exist
Actual: Click on File/New/Interface (or Class). Type a name, and click Finish. Error dialog appears telling me to look in the log (stack trace below). Interface/Class file is created, but is completely empty. If I go to Preferences and create the "typecomment" template, this problem goes away Expected: Class/Interface should be created and the file populated properly, despite the absence of the typecomment template. Looks easy to fix, I just don't have the code handy, nor thetime to do it (sorry). The relevant portion of the stack trace: Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.wizards.NewTypeWizardPage.isValidComment(NewTypeWizardPage.java:1543) at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.wizards.NewTypeWizardPage.getTypeComment(NewTypeWizardPage.java:1566) at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.wizards.NewTypeWizardPage.constructTypeStub(NewTypeWizardPage.java:1462) at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.wizards.NewTypeWizardPage.createType(NewTypeWizardPage.java:1345) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.wizards.NewInterfaceCreationWizard.finishPage(NewInterfaceCreationWizard.java:45) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.wizards.NewElementWizard$2.run(NewElementWizard.java:79) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.BatchOperation.executeOperation(BatchOperation.java:34) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelOperation.execute(JavaModelOperation.java:326) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaModelOperation.run(JavaModelOperation.java:626) at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.run(Workspace.java:1564) at org.eclipse.jdt.core.JavaCore.run(JavaCore.java:2571) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.actions.WorkbenchRunnableAdapter.run(WorkbenchRunnableAdapter.java:32) at org.eclipse.jface.operation.ModalContext.runInCurrentThread(ModalContext.java:296)
org.eclipse.jdt.ui/ui/org/eclipse/jdt/ui/wizards/NewTypeWizardPage.java
pack= root.getPackageFragment(""); 
			}
			
			if (!pack.exists()) {
				String packName= pack.getElementName();
				pack= root.createPackageFragment(packName, true, null);
			}		
			
			monitor.worked(1);
			
			String clName= getTypeName();
			
			boolean isInnerClass= isEnclosingTypeSelected();
			
			IType createdType;
			ImportsStructure imports;
			int indent= 0;
	
			IPreferenceStore store= PreferenceConstants.getPreferenceStore();
			String[] prefOrder= JavaPreferencesSettings.getImportOrderPreference(store);
			int threshold= JavaPreferencesSettings.getImportNumberThreshold(store);			
			
			String lineDelimiter= null;	
			if (!isInnerClass) {
				lineDelimiter= System.getProperty("line.separator", "\n"); 
				
				String packStatement= pack.isDefaultPackage() ? "" : "package " + pack.getElementName() + ";" + lineDelimiter + lineDelimiter; 		
				ICompilationUnit parentCU= pack.createCompilationUnit(clName + ".java", "", false, new SubProgressMonitor(monitor, 2)); 
				createdWorkingCopy= (ICompilationUnit) parentCU.getSharedWorkingCopy(null, JavaUI.getBufferFactory(), null);
				createdWorkingCopy.getBuffer().setContents(packStatement);