[ROL-551] Toggle linkback throws exception

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.0RC2
• Environment: rollerweblogger.org, linux, mysql, roller 1.0-rc1
• Assignee: David Johnson
• Reporter: David Johnson
• Created: 06/Dec/04 03:24
• Updated: 19/Dec/04 18:57
• Resolved: 19/Dec/04 18:57

Description

I tried to toggle a linkback from off to on and boom, I got this:

javax.servlet.ServletException
org.roller.presentation.weblog.actions.ToggleLinkbackDisplayAction.execute(ToggleLinkbackDisplayAction.java:64)
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:421)
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:226)
org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1164)
org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:397)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
org.roller.presentation.filters.BreadCrumbFilter.doFilter(BreadCrumbFilter.java:70)
org.roller.presentation.filters.RequestFilter.doFilter(RequestFilter.java:173)
org.roller.presentation.filters.CloseSessionFilter.doFilter(CloseSessionFilter.java:51)

root cause
java.lang.NullPointerException
org.roller.presentation.weblog.actions.ToggleLinkbackDisplayAction.execute(ToggleLinkbackDisplayAction.java:51)
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.processActionPerform(RequestProcessor.java:421)
org.apache.struts.action.RequestProcessor.process(RequestProcessor.java:226)
org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.process(ActionServlet.java:1164)
org.apache.struts.action.ActionServlet.doGet(ActionServlet.java:397)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:697)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:810)
org.roller.presentation.filters.BreadCrumbFilter.doFilter(BreadCrumbFilter.java:70)
org.roller.presentation.filters.RequestFilter.doFilter(RequestFilter.java:173)
org.roller.presentation.filters.CloseSessionFilter.doFilter(CloseSessionFilter.java:51)

note The full stack trace of the root cause is available in the Apache Tomcat/5.0.25 logs.