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
getPercentPage( parent ) );
		categoryPageMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_SCIENTIFIC,
				getScientificPage( parent ) );
		categoryPageMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CUSTOM,
				getCustomPage( parent ) );
	}
	private void createFormatCodePages( Composite parent )
	{
		getHorizonGeneralFormatCodePage( parent );
		getHorizonCustomFormatCodePage( parent );
	}
	private void createCategoryPatterns( )
	{
		categoryPatternMaps = new HashMap( );
		categoryPatternMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_GENERAL_NUMBER,
				new FormatNumberPattern( ) );
		categoryPatternMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CURRENCY,
				new FormatCurrencyNumPattern( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CURRENCY ) );
		categoryPatternMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_FIXED,
				new FormatFixedNumPattern( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_FIXED ) );
		categoryPatternMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_PERCENT,
				new FormatPercentNumPattern( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_PERCENT ) );
		categoryPatternMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_SCIENTIFIC,
				new FormatScientificNumPattern( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_SCIENTIFIC ) );
		categoryPatternMaps.put( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CUSTOM,
				new FormatCustomNumPattern( provider.NUMBER_FORMAT_TYPE_CUSTOM ) );
	}
	/**
	 * Returns the choiceArray of this choice element from model.
	 */