Hi gavin, the stack trace of the NPE is following:
javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: /subscribe.xhtml @18,215 value="#{subscribe.email}": Exception getting value of property email of base of type : $Proxy113 | at com.sun.facelets.el.LegacyValueBinding.getValue(LegacyValueBinding.java:60) | at oracle.adf.view.faces.bean.FacesBeanImpl.getProperty(FacesBeanImpl.java:55) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.ValueRenderer.getValue(ValueRenderer.java:63) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.ValueRenderer.getConvertedString(ValueRenderer.java:32) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.EditableValueRenderer.getConvertedString(EditableValueRenderer.java:135) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.SimpleInputTextRenderer.encodeAllAsElement(SimpleInputTextRenderer.java:100) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.FormElementRenderer.encodeAll(FormElementRenderer.java:48) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.CoreRenderer.delegateRenderer(CoreRenderer.java:271) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.InputLabelAndMessageRenderer.renderFieldCellContents(InputLabelAndMessageRenderer.java:115) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.LabelAndMessageRenderer._renderFieldCell(LabelAndMessageRenderer.java:293) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.LabelAndMessageRenderer.encodeAll(LabelAndMessageRenderer.java:163) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.InputLabelAndMessageRenderer.encodeAll(InputLabelAndMessageRenderer.java:94) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.CoreRenderer.encodeEnd(CoreRenderer.java:159) | at oracle.adf.view.faces.component.UIXComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIXComponentBase.java:624) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.RenderUtils.encodeRecursive(RenderUtils.java:54) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.CoreRenderer.encodeChild(CoreRenderer.java:232) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.CoreRenderer.encodeAllChildren(CoreRenderer.java:255) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelPartialRootRenderer.renderContent(PanelPartialRootRenderer.java:65) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.BodyRenderer.renderContent(BodyRenderer.java:117) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.PanelPartialRootRenderer.encodeAll(PanelPartialRootRenderer.java:147) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.xhtml.BodyRenderer.encodeAll(BodyRenderer.java:60) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.renderkit.core.CoreRenderer.encodeEnd(CoreRenderer.java:159) | at oracle.adf.view.faces.component.UIXComponentBase.encodeEnd(UIXComponentBase.java:624) | at com.sun.facelets.tag.jsf.ComponentSupport.encodeRecursive(ComponentSupport.java:242) | at com.sun.facelets.tag.jsf.ComponentSupport.encodeRecursive(ComponentSupport.java:239) | at com.sun.facelets.FaceletViewHandler.renderView(FaceletViewHandler.java:554) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.application.ViewHandlerImpl.renderView(ViewHandlerImpl.java:157) | at org.apache.myfaces.lifecycle.LifecycleImpl.render(LifecycleImpl.java:384) | at javax.faces.webapp.FacesServlet.service(FacesServlet.java:138) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:252) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) | at org.apache.myfaces.webapp.filter.ExtensionsFilter.doFilter(ExtensionsFilter.java:144) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.webapp.AdfFacesFilterImpl._invokeDoFilter(AdfFacesFilterImpl.java:367) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.webapp.AdfFacesFilterImpl._doFilterImpl(AdfFacesFilterImpl.java:336) | at oracle.adfinternal.view.faces.webapp.AdfFacesFilterImpl.doFilter(AdfFacesFilterImpl.java:196) | at oracle.adf.view.faces.webapp.AdfFacesFilter.doFilter(AdfFacesFilter.java:87) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) | at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamExceptionFilter.doFilter(SeamExceptionFilter.java:45) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) | at org.jboss.seam.servlet.SeamRedirectFilter.doFilter(SeamRedirectFilter.java:30) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) | at org.jboss.web.tomcat.filters.ReplyHeaderFilter.doFilter(ReplyHeaderFilter.java:96) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:202) | at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:173) | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:178) | at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.SecurityAssociationValve.invoke(SecurityAssociationValve.java:175) | at org.jboss.web.tomcat.security.JaccContextValve.invoke(JaccContextValve.java:74) | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:126) | at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:105) | at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:107) | at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:148) | at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:869) | at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:664) | at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:527) | at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.MasterSlaveWorkerThread.run(MasterSlaveWorkerThread.java:112) | at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:595) | Caused by: javax.faces.el.EvaluationException: Bean: $Proxy113, property: email | at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getProperty(PropertyResolverImpl.java:442) | at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getValue(PropertyResolverImpl.java:82) | at com.sun.facelets.el.LegacyELContext$LegacyELResolver.getValue(LegacyELContext.java:141) | at com.sun.el.parser.AstValue.getValue(AstValue.java:117) | at com.sun.el.ValueExpressionImpl.getValue(ValueExpressionImpl.java:192) | at com.sun.facelets.el.TagValueExpression.getValue(TagValueExpression.java:71) | at com.sun.facelets.el.LegacyValueBinding.getValue(LegacyValueBinding.java:56) | ... 61 more | Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) | at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) | at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) | at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:585) | at org.apache.myfaces.el.PropertyResolverImpl.getProperty(PropertyResolverImpl.java:438) | ... 67 more | Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException | at org.jboss.ejb3.EJBContainer.construct(EJBContainer.java:471) | at org.jboss.ejb3.AbstractPool.create(AbstractPool.java:62) | at org.jboss.ejb3.ThreadlocalPool.get(ThreadlocalPool.java:48) | at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessInstanceInterceptor.invoke(StatelessInstanceInterceptor.java:54) | at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) | at org.jboss.aspects.security.AuthenticationInterceptor.invoke(AuthenticationInterceptor.java:78) | at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) | at org.jboss.ejb3.ENCPropagationInterceptor.inv | 16:19:37,312 ERROR [STDERR] oke(ENCPropagationInterceptor.java:47) | at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) | at org.jboss.ejb3.asynchronous.AsynchronousInterceptor.invoke(AsynchronousInterceptor.java:106) | at org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.MethodInvocation.invokeNext(MethodInvocation.java:101) | at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessContainer.localInvoke(StatelessContainer.java:181) | at org.jboss.ejb3.stateless.StatelessLocalProxy.invoke(StatelessLocalProxy.java:79) | at $Proxy113.getEmail(Unknown Source) | ... 72 more | Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException | at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(Native Method) | at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39) | at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27) | at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:494) | at org.jboss.ejb3.EJBContainer.construct(EJBContainer.java:459) | ... 85 more | Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException | at de.teachers24.ejb3.session.SubscribeBean.<init>(SubscribeBean.java:29) | ... 90 more So the NPE comes from my code and it's thrown in the line: private String email = messages.get("enterEmail"); This is following right after: @In(create=true) private Map<String, String> messages; which tells me that the messages-map seems not to be injected. When I use the simpler syntax with just one line: @In("#{messages['enterEmail']}") private String email; org.jboss.seam.core.Messages.getMessages() does not get called. Though it does get called when evaluating the EL expressions with messages inside my xhtml. So it looks to me like injection for session beans is somehow not working. View the original post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=viewtopic&p=3953282#3953282 Reply to the post : http://www.jboss.com/index.html?module=bb&op=posting&mode=reply&p=3953282 Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ JBoss-user mailing list JBoss-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-user