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Thread: NullPointer Exception problem

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    Default NullPointer Exception problem

    import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
    import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
    import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
    import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
    import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
    import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
    import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
    import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
    import java.lang.String;

    import org.w3c.dom.Document;
    import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
    import org.w3c.dom.Node;
    import org.w3c.dom.Element;
    import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.IOException;


    public class twigstack {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {

    try {

    File fXmlFile = new File("d:\\twig.xml");
    //String filepath = "d:\\myproduct1.xml";
    DocumentBuilderFactory dbFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
    DocumentBuilder dBuilder = dbFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
    Document doc = dBuilder.parse(fXmlFile);
    doc.getDocumentElement().normalize();
    Element root=doc.getDocumentElement();
    //Element ar[];
    //Queue q=new Queue();
    //Queue q1=new Queue();
    Node[] ta=new Node[0];
    Node[] tf=new Node[0];
    Node[] tl=new Node[2];
    Node[] tj=new Node[1];
    Node[] td=new Node[1];
    t1 t=new t1();
    t2 tt=new t2();

    String st="//author[/fn/jane]/ln/doe";
    String sub=st.substring(2,8);
    String subf=st.substring(10,12);
    String subj=st.substring(13,17);
    String subl=st.substring(19, 21);
    String subd=st.substring(22, 25);
    //System.out.println(subf);
    //System.out.println(sub);

    if(root.hasChildNodes())
    {
    ta=t.mymethod(root,sub);
    tf=t.mymethod(root, subf);
    tl=t.mymethod(root, subl);
    }
    int n=ta.length;
    System.out.println(n);
    for (int i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
    Node l=ta[i];

    System.out.println(l.getNodeName());
    Element l1=(Element)l;
    System.out.println(l1.getAttribute("start"));
    //System.out.println("1");
    }
    tf=t.mymethod(root, subf);
    //System.out.println(tf[2].getNodeName());

    int n1=tf.length;
    //if(tf.)
    for (int j=0;j<n1;j++)
    {

    System.out.println(tf[j].getNodeName());
    Element el1=(Element)tf[j];
    //System.out.println("1");

    System.out.println(el1.getAttribute("start"));
    //System.out.println("1");
    }

    /*for (int j=0;j<tl.length;j++)
    {

    System.out.println(tl[j].getNodeName());
    Element el1=(Element)tl[j];
    //System.out.println("1");

    System.out.println(el1.getAttribute("start"));
    //System.out.println("1");
    }*/

    //System.out.println("1");

    }
    catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
    }


    }
    }







    //Another class:

    import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
    import org.w3c.dom.Node;
    import org.w3c.dom.Element;
    public class t1 {

    Node[] mymethod (Node e,String sub)
    {
    //Element ele=(Element)e;
    Node[] copy=new Node[3];
    int j=0;
    NodeList n=e.getChildNodes();
    for(int i=0;i<n.getLength();i++)
    {

    Node f=n.item(i);
    if (f.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
    {
    //x++;
    //Element el = (Element) f;
    //System.out.println(f.getNodeName());
    String s=f.getNodeName();
    //System.out.println(sub);
    if(s.equalsIgnoreCase(sub))
    {
    copy[j]=f;
    Node k=copy[j];
    Element l =(Element)k;
    //System.out.println(l.getNodeName());
    j++;
    //System.out.println(s);
    }

    if (f.hasChildNodes())
    //x=el.getAttribute("start");

    mymethod(f,sub);
    else

    //System.out.println(" child of"+r+":"+p+":"+s1);
    continue;
    //x=ele.getAttribute("start");
    }
    }
    for (int i=0;i<j;i++)
    {

    System.out.println(copy[i].getNodeName());
    }
    //q.display();
    return copy;
    //x1--;
    //}

    }

    }




    //twig.xml
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
    - <allauthors end="16" level="0" start="1">
    - <author end="6" level="1" start="2">
    - <fn end="4" level="2" start="3">
    <jane end="4" level="3" start="4" />
    </fn>
    - <ln end="6" level="2" start="5">
    <poe end="6" level="3" start="6" />
    </ln>
    </author>
    - <author end="11" level="1" start="7">
    - <fn end="9" level="2" start="8">
    <john end="9" level="3" start="9" />
    </fn>
    - <ln end="11" level="2" start="10">
    <doe end="11" level="3" start="11" />
    </ln>
    </author>
    - <author end="16" level="1" start="12">
    - <fn end="14" level="2" start="13">
    <jane end="14" level="3" start="14" />
    </fn>
    - <ln end="16" level="2" start="15">
    <doe end="16" level="3" start="16" />
    </ln>
    </author>
    </allauthors>


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    Default Re: NullPointer Exception problem

    Please post the full text of any error messages you need help with.

    Also Please Edit your post and wrap your code with
    [code=java]
    <YOUR CODE HERE>
    [/code]
    to get highlighting and preserve formatting.
    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    Default Re: NullPointer Exception problem

    when i trying to access the nodename of "fn" value it gives nullpointerException.Plz help.

    <import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
    import org.w3c.dom.Node;
    import org.w3c.dom.Element;
    public class t1 {
     
    Node[] mymethod (Node e,String sub)
    {
    //Element ele=(Element)e;
    Node[] copy=new Node[3];
    int j=0;
    NodeList n=e.getChildNodes();
    for(int i=0;i<n.getLength();i++)
    {
     
    Node f=n.item(i);
    if (f.getNodeType() == Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
    {
    //x++;
    //Element el = (Element) f;
    //System.out.println(f.getNodeName());
    String s=f.getNodeName();
    //System.out.println(sub);
    if(s.equalsIgnoreCase(sub))
    {
    copy[j]=f;
    Node k=copy[j];
    Element l =(Element)k;
    //System.out.println(l.getNodeName());
    j++;
    //System.out.println(s);
    }
     
    if (f.hasChildNodes())
    //x=el.getAttribute("start");
     
    mymethod(f,sub);
    else
     
    //System.out.println(" child of"+r+":"+p+":"+s1);
    continue;
    //x=ele.getAttribute("start");
    }
    }
    for (int i=0;i<j;i++)
    {
     
    System.out.println(copy[i].getNodeName());
    }
    //q.display();
    return copy;
    //x1--;
    //}
     
    }
     
    }
    import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory;
    import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder;
    import javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException;
    import javax.xml.transform.Transformer;
    import javax.xml.transform.TransformerException;
    import javax.xml.transform.TransformerFactory;
    import javax.xml.transform.dom.DOMSource;
    import javax.xml.transform.stream.StreamResult;
    import java.lang.String;
     
    import org.w3c.dom.Document;
    import org.w3c.dom.NodeList;
    import org.w3c.dom.Node;
    import org.w3c.dom.Element;
    import org.xml.sax.SAXException;
    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.IOException;
     
     
    public class twigstack {
    public static void main(String argv[]) {
     
    try {
     
    File fXmlFile = new File("d:\\twig.xml");
    //String filepath = "d:\\myproduct1.xml";
    DocumentBuilderFactory dbFactory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
    DocumentBuilder dBuilder = dbFactory.newDocumentBuilder();
    Document doc = dBuilder.parse(fXmlFile);
    doc.getDocumentElement().normalize();
    Element root=doc.getDocumentElement();
    //Element ar[];
    //Queue q=new Queue();
    //Queue q1=new Queue();
    Node[] ta=new Node[0];
    Node[] tf=new Node[0];
    Node[] tl=new Node[2];
    Node[] tj=new Node[1];
    Node[] td=new Node[1];
    t1 t=new t1();
    t2 tt=new t2();
     
    String st="//author[/fn/jane]/ln/doe";
    String sub=st.substring(2,8);
    String subf=st.substring(10,12);
    String subj=st.substring(13,17);
    String subl=st.substring(19, 21);
    String subd=st.substring(22, 25);
    //System.out.println(subf);
    //System.out.println(sub);
     
    if(root.hasChildNodes())
    {
    ta=t.mymethod(root,sub);
    tf=t.mymethod(root, subf);
    tl=t.mymethod(root, subl);
    }
    int n=ta.length;
    System.out.println(n);
    for (int i=0;i<n;i++)
    {
    Node l=ta[i];
     
    System.out.println(l.getNodeName());
    Element l1=(Element)l;
    System.out.println(l1.getAttribute("start"));
    //System.out.println("1");
    }
    tf=t.mymethod(root, subf);
    //System.out.println(tf[2].getNodeName());
     
    int n1=tf.length;
    //if(tf.)
    for (int j=0;j<n1;j++)
    {
     
    System.out.println(tf[j].getNodeName());
    Element el1=(Element)tf[j];
    //System.out.println("1");
     
    System.out.println(el1.getAttribute("start"));
    //System.out.println("1");
    }
     
    /*for (int j=0;j<tl.length;j++)
    {
     
    System.out.println(tl[j].getNodeName());
    Element el1=(Element)tl[j];
    //System.out.println("1");
     
    System.out.println(el1.getAttribute("start"));
    //System.out.println("1");
    }*/
     
    //System.out.println("1");
     
    }
    catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
    }
     
     
    }
    }

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    Default Re: NullPointer Exception problem

    it gives nullpointerException
    Please post the full text of any error messages you need help with. There is important information in the error message's text.
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