From 7e154cb6b0c6245a9f58c5759ff5408d9f378543 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Katja Luther <k.luther@bgbm.org>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 12:14:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] catch NPE #4228

---
 .../taxeditor/editor/TaxonEditorInput.java    | 62 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)

diff --git a/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/editor/TaxonEditorInput.java b/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/editor/TaxonEditorInput.java
index b0428d5bc..2dfc5b7d6 100644
--- a/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/editor/TaxonEditorInput.java
+++ b/eu.etaxonomy.taxeditor.editor/src/main/java/eu/etaxonomy/taxeditor/editor/TaxonEditorInput.java
@@ -109,36 +109,40 @@ public class TaxonEditorInput implements IEditorInput, IConversationEnabled, IPe
     	TaxonEditorInput input = null;
 
     	TaxonBase taxonBase = CdmStore.getService(ITaxonService.class).find(taxonBaseUuid);
-    	if(taxonBase.isOrphaned()) {
-    		EditorUtil.warningDialog("Orphaned Taxon", TaxonEditorInput.class, "This is an orphaned taxon i.e. a taxon that is not connected to a classification and not having any taxonomic relationships. Editing of orphaned taxon is currently not supported.");
+    	if (taxonBase != null){
+	    	if(taxonBase.isOrphaned()) {
+	    		EditorUtil.warningDialog("Orphaned Taxon", TaxonEditorInput.class, "This is an orphaned taxon i.e. a taxon that is not connected to a classification and not having any taxonomic relationships. Editing of orphaned taxon is currently not supported.");
+	    	}
+	    	else if(taxonBase.isInstanceOf(Taxon.class)){
+	    		Taxon taxon = CdmBase.deproxy(taxonBase, Taxon.class);
+	
+	    		if (taxon.getTaxonNodes().size() == 0 && taxon.isMisapplication()){
+	    			// TODO get accepted taxon
+	    			EditorUtil.info("trying to open Mispplied Name ");
+	
+	    			Set<Taxon> acceptedTaxa = new HashSet<Taxon>();
+	    			Set<TaxonRelationship> relations = taxon.getRelationsFromThisTaxon();
+	    			for(TaxonRelationship relation : relations){
+	    				if(relation.getType().equals(TaxonRelationshipType.MISAPPLIED_NAME_FOR())){
+	    					acceptedTaxa.add(relation.getToTaxon());
+	    				}
+	    			}
+	    			input =  getInputForMultipleTaxa(conversation, acceptedTaxa);
+	
+	    		}else{
+	    			input = getInputForMultipleNodes(conversation, taxon.getTaxonNodes());
+	    		}
+	    	}else if(taxonBase instanceof Synonym){
+	    		Synonym synonym = (Synonym) taxonBase;
+	
+	    		Set<Taxon> taxa = synonym.getAcceptedTaxa();
+	    		input = getInputForMultipleTaxa(conversation, taxa);
+	    	}
+	    	if (input != null){
+	    		input.setInitiallySelectedTaxonBase(taxonBase);
+	    	}
     	}
-    	else if(taxonBase.isInstanceOf(Taxon.class)){
-    		Taxon taxon = CdmBase.deproxy(taxonBase, Taxon.class);
-
-    		if (taxon.getTaxonNodes().size() == 0 && taxon.isMisapplication()){
-    			// TODO get accepted taxon
-    			EditorUtil.info("trying to open Mispplied Name ");
-
-    			Set<Taxon> acceptedTaxa = new HashSet<Taxon>();
-    			Set<TaxonRelationship> relations = taxon.getRelationsFromThisTaxon();
-    			for(TaxonRelationship relation : relations){
-    				if(relation.getType().equals(TaxonRelationshipType.MISAPPLIED_NAME_FOR())){
-    					acceptedTaxa.add(relation.getToTaxon());
-    				}
-    			}
-    			input =  getInputForMultipleTaxa(conversation, acceptedTaxa);
-
-    		}else{
-    			input = getInputForMultipleNodes(conversation, taxon.getTaxonNodes());
-    		}
-    	}else if(taxonBase instanceof Synonym){
-    		Synonym synonym = (Synonym) taxonBase;
-
-    		Set<Taxon> taxa = synonym.getAcceptedTaxa();
-    		input = getInputForMultipleTaxa(conversation, taxa);
-    	}
-
-    	input.setInitiallySelectedTaxonBase(taxonBase);
+    	
 
     	return input;
     }
-- 
2.34.1