if (writer == null) System.out.println("Nope, it didn't open");
This isn't permanent code, just a quick-n-dirty test to see if this
is the root of the error you're seeing.....
Best
Erick
On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Bill Herbert (JIRA) <j...@apache.org>wrote:
>
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> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-2423?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=12862713#action_12862713]
>
> Bill Herbert commented on LUCENE-2423:
> --------------------------------------
>
> Here's the code I used to create IndexWriter instance:
>
> // IndexWriter to use for adding contacts to the index
> final File INDEX_DIR = new File(indexDir);
> IndexWriter writer = new IndexWriter(FSDirectory.open(INDEX_DIR), analyzer,
> createFlag, IndexWriter.MaxFieldLength.LIMITED);
>
> But I'm not sure how to verify the initialization.
>
> > NullPointerException when attemping to add a new document to an instance
> of IndexWriter
> >
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > Key: LUCENE-2423
> > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-2423
> > Project: Lucene - Java
> > Issue Type: Bug
> > Components: Index
> > Affects Versions: 3.0.1
> > Environment: Windows Vista Home Premium, Lucene version 3.0.1,
> JRE6, org.apache.commons.digester.Digester,
> org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter
> > Reporter: Bill Herbert
> > Fix For: 3.0.1
> >
> > Original Estimate: 168h
> > Remaining Estimate: 168h
> >
> > I'm attempting to run Listing #4 from "Parsing, Indexing, and Searching
> XML with Digester and Lucene" <
> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-lucene/> . Using this code
> (with minor modifications), I am able to read and parse an XML input file
> and create a document to be indexed. However, attempting to index the
> document with an instance of IndexWriter (using the statement:
> writer.addDocument(contactDocument);) causes a NullPointerException with the
> following messages:
> > Apr 29, 2010 2:57:32 PM org.apache.commons.digester.Digester endElement
> > SEVERE: End event threw exception
> > java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
> > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
> > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
> Source)
> > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils.invokeMethod(MethodUtils.jav
> > a:282)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.SetNextRule.end(SetNextRule.java:217)
> > at org.apache.commons.digester.Rule.end(Rule.java:253)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.endElement(Digester.java:1332)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.endEleme
> > nt(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImp
> > l.scanEndElement(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImp
> > l$FragmentContentDriver.next(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(U
> > nknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImp
> > l.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(U
> > nknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(U
> > nknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown So
> > urce)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Un
> > known Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.p
> > arse(Unknown Source)
> > at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digester.java:1842)
> > at DigesterMarriesLucene.main(DigesterMarriesLucene.java:94)
> > Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
> > at
> DigesterMarriesLucene.addContact(DigesterMarriesLucene.java:46)
> > ... 20 more
> > Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.createSAXException(Digester.java
> > :3333)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.createSAXException(Digester.java
> > :3359)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.endElement(Digester.java:1335)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.endEleme
> > nt(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImp
> > l.scanEndElement(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImp
> > l$FragmentContentDriver.next(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentScannerImpl.next(U
> > nknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.impl.XMLDocumentFragmentScannerImp
> > l.scanDocument(Unknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(U
> > nknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XML11Configuration.parse(U
> > nknown Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.XMLParser.parse(Unknown So
> > urce)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.parsers.AbstractSAXParser.parse(Un
> > known Source)
> > at
> com.sun.org.apache.xerces.internal.jaxp.SAXParserImpl$JAXPSAXParser.p
> > arse(Unknown Source)
> > at org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.parse(Digester.java:1842)
> > at DigesterMarriesLucene.main(DigesterMarriesLucene.java:94)
> > Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
> > at
> DigesterMarriesLucene.addContact(DigesterMarriesLucene.java:46)
> > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
> > at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
> > at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown
> Source)
> > at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.beanutils.MethodUtils.invokeMethod(MethodUtils.jav
> > a:282)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.SetNextRule.end(SetNextRule.java:217)
> > at org.apache.commons.digester.Rule.end(Rule.java:253)
> > at
> org.apache.commons.digester.Digester.endElement(Digester.java:1332)
> > ... 12 more
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