Bug 167688 Setting number format on multiple elements gives NPE
If I select multiple data elements (for example one in each table cell) using the shift key, then try to 'format number' on those in the properties tab, I get a null pointer exception. An unexpected internal exception occurred.Please see log for detail. Plug-in Provider:Eclipse.org Plug-in Name:BIRT Designer UI Plug-in ID:org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui Version:2.2.0.v20061211-0630 Error Code:Error.GUIException.invokedByUnexpectedException Error Message:Caused by java.lang.NullPointerException.
UI/org.eclipse.birt.report.designer.ui.views/src/org/eclipse/birt/report/designer/internal/ui/views/attributes/widget/FormatNumberDescriptor.java
page = getGeneralPage( infoComp );
		}
		return page;
	}
	private void initiatePageLayout( String categoryStr, String patternStr )
	{
		if ( categoryStr == null )
		{
			typeChoicer.select( 0 );
			return;
		}
		FormatNumberPattern fmtPattern = getFmtPattern4Category( categoryStr );
		fmtPattern.setPattern( patternStr );
		if ( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_GENERAL_NUMBER.equals( categoryStr ) )
		{
			typeChoicer.select( provider.getIndexOfCategory( categoryStr ) );
		}
		else if ( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CURRENCY.equals( categoryStr ) )
		{
			refreshCurrencySetting( (FormatCurrencyNumPattern) fmtPattern );
			typeChoicer.select( provider.getIndexOfCategory( categoryStr ) );
		}
		else if ( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_FIXED.equals( categoryStr ) )
		{
			refreshFixedSetting( (FormatFixedNumPattern) fmtPattern );
			typeChoicer.select( provider.getIndexOfCategory( categoryStr ) );
		}
		else if ( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_PERCENT.equals( categoryStr ) )
		{
			refreshPercentSetting( (FormatPercentNumPattern) fmtPattern );