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why PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow() returns null [message #1818154]

Mon, 09 December 2019 00:17

Eclipse User

IWorkbenchWindow window = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow();

I have this line in my Eclipse plugin. Then I have an Editor opened and right-click the editor I have a pop-up menu and one item action in the menu will run the above line.

[Updated on: Mon, 09 December 2019 00:21] by Moderator

Re: why PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow() returns null [message #1818155 is a reply to message #1818154]

Mon, 09 December 2019 01:23

Eclipse User

The debugger can probably help answer this question. Looking at the code, there appear to be a number of reasons why this method might return null:

https://git.eclipse.org/c/platform/eclipse.platform.ui.git/tree/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.workbench/Eclipse%20UI/org/eclipse/ui/internal/Workbench.java#n1457

The debugger will help you figure out why you're hitting that case.

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