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List of issues#2514 Direct editation of AS3 Namespaces does not work
Author: 
JPEXS
JPEXSDate created:
Type: bug
Visibility: Everybody
Assigned to:
State: new 
> What steps will reproduce the problem?
Compile following AS3 script in FFDec:
```
package
{
public class Main
{
public function Main()
{
super();
}
}
}
use namespace ns;
class MyClass {
ns var a:int = 5;
}
namespace ns = "xxx";
```
> What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I expect it to compile.
Instead:
18/08/2025 19:32:33 SEVERE null
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke
"com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.types.Namespace.getName(com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm
2.AVM2ConstantPool)" because the return value of
"com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.AVM2ConstantPool.getNamespace(int)" is null
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.NamespaceItem.resolveCustomNs(NamespaceI
tem.java:178)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.AVM2SourceGenerator.generateTraitsPhase1
(AVM2SourceGenerator.java:2195)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.AVM2SourceGenerator.generateClass(AVM2So
urceGenerator.java:789)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.AVM2SourceGenerator.generateClass(AVM2So
urceGenerator.java:929)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.AVM2SourceGenerator.generateTraitsPhase4
(AVM2SourceGenerator.java:2009)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.AVM2SourceGenerator.generateScriptInfo(A
VM2SourceGenerator.java:2401)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.ActionScript3Parser.addScriptFromTree(Ac
tionScript3Parser.java:3001)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.ActionScript3Parser.addScript(ActionScri
pt3Parser.java:3038)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.avm2.parser.script.ActionScript3Parser.compile(ActionScript
3Parser.java:3083)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.importers.FFDecAs3ScriptReplacer.replaceScript(FFDecAs3ScriptRe
placer.java:76)
at com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.abc.ABC.replaceScriptPack(ABC.java:2309)
at com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.gui.abc.ABCPanel.saveDecompiled(ABCPanel.java:2069)
at
com.jpexs.decompiler.flash.gui.abc.ABCPanel.saveDecompiledButtonActionPerformed(ABCPanel.j
ava:2129)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1972)
at
java.desktop/javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2314)
at
java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:40
7)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:262)
at
java.desktop/javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.
java:279)
at
org.pushingpixels.substance.internal.utils.RolloverButtonListener.mouseReleased(RolloverBu
ttonListener.java:124)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6576)
at java.desktop/javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3404)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6341)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2260)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4958)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2318)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4790)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4916)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4559)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4500)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2304)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2671)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4790)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:725)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:702)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:
203)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:124
)
at
java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:
113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:109)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:101)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:90)
> What version of the product are you using? Is it "nightly build"? Which operating system
do you have?
24.0.1 nightly 3279, Windows 11
> Please provide any additional information below. If the problem is related to a SWF
file, attach it here, otherwise we can't help you.