Java – array null pointer exception error
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Java
I continued my school project and seemed to have encountered another mistake So what happens is basically that I get a null pointer exception, even if the code looks good I believe there is something wrong with my array. Even after several hours of searching, I can't find the error Once again, any help / solution will be appreciated
import java.util.*;
public class library {
private static students stu1 = new students(65435,"Bob","Ted");
private static students stu2 = new students(45546,"Guy","Sid");
private static students stu3 = new students(78688,"Tim","Cas");
private static students stu4 = new students(45387,"Jim");
private static students stu5 = new students(12367,"Dom","Lam");
private static students stu6 = new students(45905,"Kid","Loo");
private static students stu7 = new students(65484,"Mut","Hum");
private static students stu8 = new students(34578,"Kim","Hay");
private static students stu9 = new students(20457,"Roy","Boy");
private static students stu0 = new students(15678,"Kil","Bil");
private static students[] studentArray;
private static students[] stuArrayAlt;
private static boolean firstArrayStu = true;
// private static books bookName = new books("title",// "author","category","isbn",cost,rating out of 10);
private static books book1 = new books(
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows","JK Rowling","fantasy","9780739360385",30.00,9.0);
private static books book2 = new books("Angels and Demons","Dan Brown","fiction","9780828855495",25.00,8.5);
private static books book3 = new books("The Hunger Games","Suzanne Collins","science fiction","9780439023481",20.00,8.0);
private static books book4 = new books("A Game of Thrones","George R R Martin","9780002245845",54.50,12.5);
private static books book5 = new books("title2","author2","category2","isbn2",12.5);
private static books book6 = new books("title2",12.5);
private static books book7 = new books("title2",12.5);
private static books book8 = new books("title2",12.5);
private static books book9 = new books("title2",12.5);
private static books book0 = new books("title2",12.5);
private static books[] bookArray;
private static books[] bookArrayAlt;
private static boolean firstArrayBook;
private static int year1;
private static int month1;
private static int date1;
public library() {
bookArray = new books[] { book1,book2,book3,book4,book5,book6,book7,book8,book9,book0 };
firstArrayBook = true;
studentArray = new students[] { stu1,stu2,stu3,stu4,stu5,stu6,stu7,stu8,stu9,stu0 };
firstArrayStu = true;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
// System.out.println(stu1.getStuNum() + " " + stu1.getFirstName() +
// " "+ stu1.getLastName());
// books[] bookReturn = stu1.insertBook(book1);
// System.out.println(book1.getCheckInLibrary());
// System.out.println(book1.getCheckInLibrary());
// System.out.println(bookReturn[0].getName());
// books[] bookReturn2 = stu1.insertBook(book2);
// System.out.println(book2.getCheckInLibrary());
// System.out.println(book2.getCheckInLibrary());
// stu1.insertBook(book1);
// checkOutBook(stu1,book1);
// System.out.println(stu1);
// stu1=null;
// System.out.println(stu1);
/*
* stu1.lostBookFine(book1); System.out.println(stu1.getFineBalance());
* stu1.lostBookFine(book2); System.out.println(stu1.getFineBalance());
*/
int[] a = new int[] { 1,2,3,4,5 };
int[] b = new int[(a.length) + 1];
System.arraycopy(a,b,a.length);
b[a.length] = 6;
// for(int i=0;i<b.length;i++)
// {
// System.out.println(b[i]);
// }
/*
* int[] c = new int[]{1,5,6}; b = new int[(c.length)+1];
*
* System.arraycopy( c,c.length ); b[c.length]=7;
*
* for(int i=0;i<b.length;i++) { System.out.println(b[i]); }
*/
// int[] date = enterDate();
// int[] date2 = book1.addTwoWeeks(date);
// int[]date2= book1.getDateDue();
System.out.println(studentArray[0].getFirstName());
//boolean array=checkStuNum(45456);
//System.out.println(array);
//students[]array=lookUpLastName("sid");
//array[0].getFirstName();
}
public static void returnBook(students borrower,books bookReturn) {
}
public static books[] lookUpTitleBooks(String title)// //////////////interchange
// the array-boolean
// firstArrayBook--two
// if statements
{
int counter = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < bookArray.length; i++) {
if (title.equalsIgnoreCase(bookArray[i].getTitle())
|| ((bookArray[i].getTitle().toLowerCase())).contains(title
.toLowerCase())) {
counter++;
}
}
books[] booksLookUp = new books[counter];
int counterS = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < bookArray.length; i++) {
if (title.equalsIgnoreCase(bookArray[i].getTitle())
|| ((bookArray[i].getTitle().toLowerCase())).contains(title
.toLowerCase())) {
booksLookUp[counterS] = bookArray[i];
counterS++;
}
}
return booksLookUp;
}
// look up last name of student
public static students[] lookUpLastName(String lName) {
students[] studentlName = new students[1] ;
if (firstArrayStu == true) {
int counter = 0;
System.out.println("check");
for (int i = 0; i < studentArray.length; i++) {
if (lName.equalsIgnoreCase(studentArray[i].getLastName()) || ((studentArray[i].getLastName()).contains(lName.toLowerCase())) ){
counter++;
System.out.println("check if");
}
System.out.println("check for");
}
studentlName = new students[counter];
int counterS = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < studentArray.length; i++) {
if (lName.equalsIgnoreCase(studentArray[i].getFirstName())
|| ((studentArray[i].getFirstName().toLowerCase()))
.contains(lName.toLowerCase())) {
studentlName[counterS] = studentArray[i];
counterS++;
}
}
}
if (firstArrayStu == false) {
int counter = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < stuArrayAlt.length; i++) {
if (lName.equalsIgnoreCase(stuArrayAlt[i].getFirstName())
|| ((stuArrayAlt[i].getFirstName().toLowerCase()))
.contains(lName.toLowerCase())) {
counter++;
}
}
studentlName = new students[counter];
int counterS = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < stuArrayAlt.length; i++) {
if (lName.equalsIgnoreCase(stuArrayAlt[i].getFirstName())
|| ((stuArrayAlt[i].getFirstName().toLowerCase()))
.contains(lName.toLowerCase())) {
studentlName[counterS] = stuArrayAlt[i];
counterS++;
}
}
}
return studentlName;
}
public static void checkOutBook(students borrower,books bookBorrow) {
boolean canBorrow1 = checkFine(borrower);
boolean canBorrow2 = checkBorrowedBooks(borrower);
boolean canBorrow3 = checkBorrowedBooks(bookBorrow);
if (canBorrow1 == false) {
System.out.println("Your fine is too damn high");// alert window and
// redirect to
// main menu-so
// he/she can
// pay it if he
// wants to
}
if (canBorrow2 == false) {
System.out.println("Your already have 3 books checked out");// alert
// window
// and
// redirect
// to
// main
// menu-
// so
// he/she
// can
// return
// a
// book
// if he
// wants
// to
}
if (canBorrow1 == false) {
System.out.println("This book has been checkd out");// alert window
// and redirect
// to main menu-
// so he/she can
// look for
// another book
// and check it
// out
}
if (canBorrow1 && canBorrow2 && canBorrow3) {
borrower.insertBook(bookBorrow);
bookBorrow.checkOutStatusChange();
// alert window to show successful check out and redirect to main
// menu
}
}
public static boolean checkFine(students borrower) {
boolean canBorrow1 = borrower.checkBorrowedBooks(borrower
.getBookArray());
return canBorrow1;
}
public static boolean checkBorrowedBooks(students borrower) {
boolean canBorrow2 = borrower.checkFine(borrower);
return canBorrow2;
}
public static boolean checkBorrowedBooks(books bookBorrow) {
boolean canBorrow3 = bookBorrow.getCheckInLibrary();
return canBorrow3;
}
public static int[] enterDate() {
Scanner input = new Scanner(system.in);
boolean dateTrue = false;
int year,month,date;
while (dateTrue == false) {
System.out.println("Enter year");
year = input.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter month");
month = input.nextInt();
System.out.println("Enter date");
date = input.nextInt();
// checking first date----------------------------------------
year1 = ((year >= 2010) ? year : 0);
month1 = ((month >= 1 && month <= 12) ? month : 0);
if (month1 == 1) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 2 && (year1 % 4) != 0) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 28) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 2 && (year1 % 4) == 0) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 29) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 3) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 4) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 30) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 5) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 6) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 30) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 7) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 8) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 9) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 30) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 10) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 11) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 30) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 12) {
date1 = ((date >= 1 && date <= 31) ? date : 0);
}
if (month1 == 0 || date1 == 0 || year1 == 0) {
// do nothing boolean remains false
// put alert window here
} else {
dateTrue = true;
}
}
int[] dates = { year1,month1,date1 };
return dates;
}
public void createStudent(int stuNum,String fName,String lName) {
if (firstArrayStu == true) {
for (int i = 0; i < studentArray.length; i++) {
if (studentArray[i] == null) {
studentArray[i] = new students(stuNum,fName,lName);
} else if (i == (studentArray.length - 1)) {
stuArrayAlt = new students[studentArray.length + 1];
System.arraycopy(studentArray,stuArrayAlt,studentArray.length);
stuArrayAlt[studentArray.length] = new students(stuNum,lName);
firstArrayStu = false;
}
}
} else if (firstArrayStu == false) {
for (int i = 0; i < stuArrayAlt.length; i++) {
if (stuArrayAlt[i] == null) {
stuArrayAlt[i] = new students(stuNum,lName);
} else if (i == (stuArrayAlt.length - 1)) {
studentArray = new students[stuArrayAlt.length + 1];
System.arraycopy(stuArrayAlt,stuArrayAlt.length);
studentArray[stuArrayAlt.length] = new students(stuNum,lName);
firstArrayStu = true;
}
}
}
}
public static void createBook(String name,String author,String category,String isbn,double cost,double srating) {
if (firstArrayBook == true) {
for (int i = 0; i < bookArray.length; i++) {
if (bookArray[i] == null) {
bookArray[i] = new books(name,author,category,isbn,srating);
} else if (i == (bookArray.length - 1)) {
bookArrayAlt = new books[bookArray.length + 1];
System.arraycopy(bookArray,bookArrayAlt,bookArray.length + 1);
bookArrayAlt[bookArray.length] = new books(name,srating);
firstArrayBook = false;
}
}
}
else if (firstArrayBook == false) {
for (int i = 0; i < bookArrayAlt.length; i++) {
if (bookArrayAlt[i] == null) {
bookArrayAlt[i] = new books(name,srating);
} else if (i == (bookArrayAlt.length - 1)) {
bookArray = new books[bookArrayAlt.length + 1];
System.arraycopy(bookArrayAlt,bookArray,bookArrayAlt.length + 1);
bookArray[bookArrayAlt.length] = new books(name,srating);
firstArrayBook = false;
}
}
}
}
public static boolean deleteStudent(String lName,int stuNum) {
students[] arrayLookedUp = lookUpLastName(lName);
boolean deleted = false;
for (int i = 0; i < arrayLookedUp.length; i++) {
if ((arrayLookedUp[i].getStuNum()) == stuNum) {
System.out.println("checker");
if (firstArrayStu == true) {
for (int j = 0; j < studentArray.length; j++) {
if (arrayLookedUp[i] == studentArray[j]) {
studentArray[j] = null;
deleted = true;
break;
}
}
break;
} else if (firstArrayStu == false) {
for (int j = 0; j < stuArrayAlt.length; j++) {
if (arrayLookedUp[i] == stuArrayAlt[j]) {
stuArrayAlt[j] = null;
deleted = true;
break;
}
}
}
} else if (i == (arrayLookedUp.length - 1)) {
deleted = false;
}
}
return deleted;
}
public static boolean checkStuNum(int stuNum) {
// private static students[] studentArray;
// private static students[] stuArrayAlt;
// private static boolean firstArrayStu=true;
boolean stuNumNew = false;
System.out.println("test");
if (firstArrayStu == true) {
for (int i = 0; i < studentArray.length; i++) {
System.out.println("false");
if ((studentArray[i].getStuNum()) == stuNum) {
System.out.println("true");
stuNumNew = true;
break;
}
}
}
else if (firstArrayStu == false) {
for (int i = 0; i < stuArrayAlt.length; i++) {
if ((stuArrayAlt[i].getStuNum()) == stuNum) {
stuNumNew = true;
break;
}
}
}
return stuNumNew;
}
}
I have a student class with a constructor and a declared method
public String getFirstName() {
return fName;
}
But I still got a mistake I know it takes a lot of code, so I would appreciate any help again
Solution
Since your code is currently written,
System.out.println(studentArray[0].getFirstName());
Because you will never initialize the array, you will throw an NPE
private static students[] studentArray;
Just declare it, not initialize it
Perhaps you should refactor your code as follows
private static ArrayList<students> studentArray = new ArrayList<students>(); // Inside the constructor or some method called before you access studentArray: studentArray.add(stu1); studentArray.add(stu2); //... // or,more concisely,since you're not using the temporary `students` variables: studentArray.add(new students(65435,"Ted")); studentArray.add(new students(45546,"Sid")); //...
If you promise to use arrays instead of lists,
private static students[] studentArray;
You need to initialize with something similar
private static students[] studentArray = new students[10];
Then you need to assign its elements
studentArray[0] = stu1;
or
studentArray[0] = new students(65435,"Ted");
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