org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: “Widget is disposed” when trying to open AndroidManifest.xml

Question

I am running Windows 8 and using Eclipse Kepler Release to create android application.

When I click on the AndroidManifest.xml file in my project, I receive an alert which shows the following error message:

Problems occurred when invoking code from plug-in: "org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.swt". 

Exception Stack Trace:

org.eclipse.e4.core.di.InjectionException: org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Widget is disposed
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:63)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.ContextObjectSupplier$ContextInjectionListener.update(ContextObjectSupplier.java:88)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.TrackableComputationExt.update(TrackableComputationExt.java:107)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.EclipseContext.processScheduled(EclipseContext.java:328)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.EclipseContext.set(EclipseContext.java:342)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.contexts.EclipseContext.activate(EclipseContext.java:625)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.ShellActivationListener$2.run(ShellActivationListener.java:120)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.ShellActivationListener.activate(ShellActivationListener.java:117)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.ShellActivationListener.handleEvent(ShellActivationListener.java:73)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.filterEvent(Display.java:1262)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1056)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1081)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1066)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.WM_ACTIVATE(Decorations.java:1667)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.WM_ACTIVATE(Shell.java:2151)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:4608)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:340)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.windowProc(Decorations.java:1627)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.windowProc(Shell.java:2075)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:4977)
at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.BringWindowToTop(Native Method)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Decorations.bringToTop(Decorations.java:231)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell.open(Shell.java:1217)
at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:798)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.statushandlers.InternalDialog.open(InternalDialog.java:327)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.statushandlers.WorkbenchStatusDialogManagerImpl.doAddStatusAdapter(WorkbenchStatusDialogManagerImpl.java:270)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.statushandlers.WorkbenchStatusDialogManagerImpl.addStatusAdapter(WorkbenchStatusDialogManagerImpl.java:197)
at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.WorkbenchStatusDialogManager.addStatusAdapter(WorkbenchStatusDialogManager.java:156)
at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.WorkbenchErrorHandler.showStatusAdapter(WorkbenchErrorHandler.java:101)
at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.WorkbenchErrorHandler.handle(WorkbenchErrorHandler.java:57)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.IDEWorkbenchErrorHandler.handle(IDEWorkbenchErrorHandler.java:108)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.WorkbenchErrorHandlerProxy.handle(WorkbenchErrorHandlerProxy.java:36)
at org.eclipse.ui.statushandlers.StatusManager.handle(StatusManager.java:189)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.JFaceUtil$3.show(JFaceUtil.java:70)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.handleException(SafeRunnable.java:67)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.handleException(SafeRunner.java:75)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:44)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.JFaceUtil$1.run(JFaceUtil.java:49)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.SafeRunnable.run(SafeRunnable.java:175)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.fireOpen(StructuredViewer.java:864)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer.handleOpen(StructuredViewer.java:1152)
at org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredViewer$6.handleOpen(StructuredViewer.java:1256)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.fireOpenEvent(OpenStrategy.java:275)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy.access$2(OpenStrategy.java:269)
at org.eclipse.jface.util.OpenStrategy$1.handleEvent(OpenStrategy.java:309)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.EventTable.sendEvent(EventTable.java:84)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1057)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.runDeferredEvents(Display.java:4170)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3759)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$9.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:1113)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine.run(PartRenderingEngine.java:997)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.E4Workbench.createAndRunUI(E4Workbench.java:138)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$5.run(Workbench.java:610)
at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:567)
at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:150)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:124)
at org.eclipse.equinox.internal.app.EclipseAppHandle.run(EclipseAppHandle.java:196)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.runApplication(EclipseAppLauncher.java:110)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.internal.adaptor.EclipseAppLauncher.start(EclipseAppLauncher.java:79)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:354)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:181)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:636)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:591)
at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1450)
Caused by: org.eclipse.swt.SWTException: Widget is disposed
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4397)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4312)
at org.eclipse.swt.SWT.error(SWT.java:4283)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.error(Widget.java:472)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.checkWidget(Widget.java:344)
at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.addDisposeListener(Widget.java:214)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.engine.CSSSWTEngineImpl.hookNativeWidget(CSSSWTEngineImpl.java:52)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.getElement(AbstractCSSEngine.java:919)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.dom.ElementAdapter.getElement(ElementAdapter.java:336)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.dom.CTabFolderElement.item(CTabFolderElement.java:52)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:481)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:405)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:481)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:405)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:481)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:405)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:481)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.core.impl.engine.AbstractCSSEngine.applyStyles(AbstractCSSEngine.java:405)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.css.swt.internal.theme.ThemeEngine.applyStyles(ThemeEngine.java:497)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.PartRenderingEngine$10.setClassnameAndId(PartRenderingEngine.java:1267)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.SWTPartRenderer.setCSSInfo(SWTPartRenderer.java:92)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.WBWRenderer.styleStack(WBWRenderer.java:179)
at org.eclipse.e4.ui.workbench.renderers.swt.WBWRenderer.trackActivePart(WBWRenderer.java:148)
at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor25.invoke(Unknown Source)
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Unknown Source)
at org.eclipse.e4.core.internal.di.MethodRequestor.execute(MethodRequestor.java:56)
... 71 more

Assamese

Closing and opening Eclipse IDE solved the problem. I was copying and pasting .java and .xml files from one project to another. I still don't know what caused it. – Assamese

Same issue, same workaround. Using: - Android Developer Tools - Build: v22.6.2-1085508 – Enamor

Answer 1

Restarting the Eclipse IDE solved the problem.

Assamese

Restart worked. I was trying to import 'google-play-services_lib' for gcm purpose as per instructions provided on developer.android.com/google/play-services/setup.html and faced this error. Observed that after restarting values in 'project.properties' file got changed automatically. – Beaudry

Answer 2

Eclipse - Kepler / Luna / Mars

for me I went to

...\.metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.e4.workbench // folder locaiton.

and deleted all the content of

workbench.xmi

and restarted the application.

Worked for me hopefully will work for you.

Note: Good to take back up before making changes.

Renal

Worked for MyEclipse as well. Thanks Arun – Cambridge

Answer 3

Start Eclipse via command prompt by entering command: eclipse -clean solved my problem.

Incorporable

the file clean cannot be found ,i am getting – Gopak

Thanks Camilla! I had already tried -clean on its own but with no luck. – Owenism

Answer 4

It's much better close the Eclipse and start the Eclipse again rather than restart the Eclipse, it will work faster.

Singlestick

What's the difference? – Appointment

Answer 5

I did little bit change on the file name.

/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.e4.workbench/workbench.xmi above is the original name of workbench.xmi

I rename that on workbenchold.xmi which work for me.

once you rename it must update your eclipse and plugins from the marketplace plus do little bit your 'show view' settings.

Wernerwernerite

Answer 6

Clean a server and restart eclips IDE.

Shoshanashoshanna

Answer 7

1. Close Eclipse
2. cd <work-project>
3. mvn clean install
4. Start Eclipse

Shotton