# Perspective Drag and Drop Error

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drag-and-drop-error/40446>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [November 9, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drag-and-drop-error/40446 "2020-11-09T13:59:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drag-and-drop-error/40446/1 "2020-11-09T13:59:26Z")

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This is present in Ignition 8.1.1 Nightly

When dragging a component onto a view as error occurs in the designer console:

```auto
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at com.teamdev.jxbrowser.view.swing.internal.dnd.DragAndDropHelper$DropListener.updateDragOperation(DragAndDropHelper.java:243)
	at com.teamdev.jxbrowser.view.swing.internal.dnd.DragAndDropHelper$DropListener.dragOver(DragAndDropHelper.java:272)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.dnd.DropTarget.dragOver(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/sun.awt.dnd.SunDropTargetContextPeer.processMotionMessage(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/sun.awt.dnd.SunDropTargetContextPeer$EventDispatcher.dispatchMotionEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/sun.awt.dnd.SunDropTargetContextPeer$EventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/sun.awt.dnd.SunDropTargetEvent.dispatch(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processDropTargetEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
	at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
	at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)

```

It only seems to occur the first time you drag something onto an opened view. Subsequent drag and drop events don’t raise this error. It doesn’t seem to impact any functionality just a large red error in the consol.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drag-and-drop-error/40446/2 "2020-11-09T14:13:02Z")

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Thanks for reporting this.

I’m _pretty_ sure we’re already tracking this issue and waiting for a fix from TeamDev…

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**Author:** ![bschroeder](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/bschroeder/32/13260_2.png) [@bschroeder](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/bschroeder)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/perspective-drag-and-drop-error/40446/3 "2020-11-09T14:14:24Z")

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Not a problem. Just wanted to get info out so you guys know what is going on. That is the beauty of public betas and nightlies.