title: Eclipse stuck for search dialog box
body: <p>My project is named <code>MyProject</code>, and I got the following error popping up when I press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd> + <kbd>H</kbd> in eclipse to search my project:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Search Dialog Problem
    An error occurred while creating the search page "Java Search"
    Reason:
    MyProject does not exist
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>When I look at the log, I find the following:</p>
  
  <pre class="lang-java prettyprint-override"><code>!ENTRY org.eclipse.search 4 1 2013-09-03 14:58:19.272
  !MESSAGE Internal Error
  !STACK 1
  Java Model Exception: Java Model Status [MyProject does not exist]
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.newJavaModelException(JavaElement.java:505)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.generateInfos(Openable.java:246)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.openAncestors(Openable.java:504)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.generateInfos(Openable.java:240)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.openAncestors(Openable.java:504)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.generateInfos(Openable.java:240)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.openAncestors(Openable.java:504)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.CompilationUnit.openAncestors(CompilationUnit.java:1170)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.Openable.generateInfos(Openable.java:240)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.openWhenClosed(JavaElement.java:518)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.getElementInfo(JavaElement.java:255)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.core.JavaElement.getElementInfo(JavaElement.java:241)
      at scala.tools.eclipse.javaelements.LazyToplevelClass.mirror$lzycompute(ScalaElements.scala:302)
      at scala.tools.eclipse.javaelements.LazyToplevelClass.mirror(ScalaElements.scala:300)
      at scala.tools.eclipse.javaelements.LazyToplevelClass.exists(ScalaElements.scala:314)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.search.JavaSearchPage$SearchPatternData.create(JavaSearchPage.java:189)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.search.JavaSearchPage.readConfiguration(JavaSearchPage.java:1112)
      at org.eclipse.jdt.internal.ui.search.JavaSearchPage.createControl(JavaSearchPage.java:518)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.SearchDialog$9.run(SearchDialog.java:710)
      at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.SearchDialog$8.run(SearchDialog.java:705)
      at org.eclipse.swt.custom.BusyIndicator.showWhile(BusyIndicator.java:70)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.SearchDialog.createPageControl(SearchDialog.java:703)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.SearchDialog.createPageArea(SearchDialog.java:418)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.util.ExtendedDialogWindow.createDialogArea(ExtendedDialogWindow.java:140)
      at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.createContents(Dialog.java:760)
      at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.create(Window.java:431)
      at org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog.create(Dialog.java:1089)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.SearchDialog.create(SearchDialog.java:281)
      at org.eclipse.jface.window.Window.open(Window.java:790)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.OpenSearchDialogAction.run(OpenSearchDialogAction.java:54)
      at org.eclipse.search.internal.ui.OpenSearchDialogAction.run(OpenSearchDialogAction.java:45)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.ActionDelegateHandlerProxy.execute(ActionDelegateHandlerProxy.java:289)
      at org.eclipse.core.commands.Command.executeWithChecks(Command.java:476)
      at org.eclipse.core.commands.ParameterizedCommand.executeWithChecks(ParameterizedCommand.java:508)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.handlers.HandlerService.executeCommand(HandlerService.java:169)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.executeCommand(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:468)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.press(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:786)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.processKeyEvent(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:885)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.filterKeySequenceBindings(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:567)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard.access$3(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:508)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.keys.WorkbenchKeyboard$KeyDownFilter.handleEvent(WorkbenchKeyboard.java:123)
      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:1052)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1077)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendEvent(Widget.java:1062)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendKeyEvent(Widget.java:1104)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.sendKeyEvent(Widget.java:1100)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget.wmChar(Widget.java:1509)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.WM_CHAR(Control.java:4640)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.WM_CHAR(Canvas.java:345)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control.windowProc(Control.java:4528)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Canvas.windowProc(Canvas.java:341)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.windowProc(Display.java:4972)
      at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.DispatchMessageW(Native Method)
      at org.eclipse.swt.internal.win32.OS.DispatchMessage(OS.java:2531)
      at org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display.readAndDispatch(Display.java:3752)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runEventLoop(Workbench.java:2701)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.runUI(Workbench.java:2665)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.access$4(Workbench.java:2499)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench$7.run(Workbench.java:679)
      at org.eclipse.core.databinding.observable.Realm.runWithDefault(Realm.java:332)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.Workbench.createAndRunWorkbench(Workbench.java:668)
      at org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI.createAndRunWorkbench(PlatformUI.java:149)
      at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.application.IDEApplication.start(IDEApplication.java:123)
      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:344)
      at org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter.run(EclipseStarter.java:179)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
      at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:57)
      at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
      at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:606)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.invokeFramework(Main.java:622)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.basicRun(Main.java:577)
      at org.eclipse.equinox.launcher.Main.run(Main.java:1410)
  !SUBENTRY 1 org.eclipse.jdt.core 4 969 2013-09-03 14:58:19.272
  !MESSAGE MyProject does not exist
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Of course, I tried to delete my project on eclipse, then importing it again, but it did not solve the case. Even worse, all other projects have the same error, referring to that project, even if it is not in the workspace anymore.</p>
  
  <p>Any idea where it comes from ?</p>