PHP: NullPointerException when generating a field or constant using Introduce Hint

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Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 18

What happened

NullPointerException when generating a field or constant using Introduce Hint

How to reproduce

• create a TestClass.php file with the TestClass class:

<?php

class TestClass {
}

• сreate a test.php file with the code:

<?php

TestClass::generatedConstant;

or

<?php

TestClass::$generatedField;

or

<?php

$cls = new TestClass();
$cls->generatedField;

• set the caret to generatedConstant or generatedField
• press Alt + Enter, then press Create Constant or Create Field

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

Operating System

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)

JDK

OpenJDK Runtime Environment 17.0.7+7-Debian-1deb12u1

Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans binary zip

Anything else

bug similar to #6258

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No