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
this.pageAlignment = pageAlignment;
		setFormStyle( isFormStyle );
	}
	/**
	 * Creates the contents of the page.
	 * 
	 */
	public Control createControl( Composite parent )
	{
		content = new Composite( parent, SWT.NONE );
		provider.initChoiceArray( );
		provider.getFormatTypes( );
		if ( pageAlignment == PAGE_ALIGN_HORIZONTAL )
		{
			createContentsHorizontally( );
		}
		else
		{
			createContentsVirtically( );
		}
		return content;
	}
	public Control getControl( )
	{
		return content;
	}
	protected void createContentsVirtically( )
	{
		content.setLayout( UIUtil.createGridLayoutWithoutMargin( ) );
		Composite topContainer = new Composite( content, SWT.NONE );