Bug 327026 [Compatibility] NPE thrown when reopening an editor after moving a view into the shared area
1. Open an editor. 2. Move the 'Problems' view into the shared area. 3. Close the 'Problems' view. 4. Close the editor. 5. Reopen the same file from step 1. 6. An NPE is thrown. java.lang.NullPointerException at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.getParentWithContext(PartServiceImpl.java:224) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.internalFixContext(PartServiceImpl.java:272) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.bringToTop(PartServiceImpl.java:248) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.showPart(PartServiceImpl.java:742) at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.PartServiceImpl.showPart(PartServiceImpl.java:795) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.busyOpenEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2206) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.access$14(WorkbenchPage.java:2173) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage$6.run(WorkbenchPage.java:2155) at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2151) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2135) at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchPage.openEditor(WorkbenchPage.java:2126) at org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(IDE.java:651) at org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDE.openEditor(IDE.java:610) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(EditorUtility.java:354) at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.javaeditor.EditorUtility.openInEditor(EditorUtility.java:164) at org.eclipse.jdt.ui.actions.OpenAction.run(OpenAction.java:219)
bundles/org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench/src/org/eclipse/e4/ui/internal/workbench/PartServiceImpl.java
public MPlaceholder createSharedPart(String id) {
		return createSharedPart(id, false);
	}
	public MPlaceholder createSharedPart(String id, boolean force) {
		MWindow sharedWindow = getWindow();
		
		MPart sharedPart = null;
		
		if (!force) {
			for (MUIElement element : sharedWindow.getSharedElements()) {
				if (element.getElementId().equals(id)) {
					sharedPart = (MPart) element;
					break;
				}
			}
		}
		if (sharedPart == null) {
			MPartDescriptor descriptor = findDescriptor(id);
			sharedPart = createPart(descriptor);
			if (sharedPart == null) {
				return null;
			}
			sharedWindow.getSharedElements().add(sharedPart);
		}
		return createSharedPart(sharedPart);
	}
	private MPlaceholder createSharedPart(MPart sharedPart) {
		
		MPlaceholder sharedPartRef = AdvancedFactoryImpl.eINSTANCE.createPlaceholder();
		sharedPartRef.setElementId(sharedPart.getElementId());