Thread: Null Pointer Exception can't figure out how to solve this

The error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at view.InfoPanel.<init>(InfoPanel.java:32)
at controller.Controller.makeFrame(Controller.java:41 )
at controller.Controller.<init>(Controller.java:25)
at controller.Main.main(Main.java:11)

The code:

 
package controller;
 
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.awt.*;
 
import javax.swing.*;
 
import view.ControlPanel;
import view.InfoPanel;
//import view.ProgramView;
import view.BoardView;
//import model.Program;
 
public class Controller extends JFrame implements ActionListener
{
private ControlPanel controlpanel;
private InfoPanel infopanel;
private BoardView boardview;
 
 
public Controller()
{
super("Chess Manager");
makeFrame(); 
makeMenuBar(this);
this.pack(); 
}
 
private void makeFrame(){
setSize(650, 650);
setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
 
Container contentpane = super.getContentPane();
contentpane.setLayout(new BorderLayout()); 
contentpane.setBackground(new Color(204,229,255)); 
 
controlpanel = new ControlPanel(this);
contentpane.add(controlpanel, BorderLayout.EAST);
 
infopanel = new InfoPanel(this);
contentpane.add(infopanel, BorderLayout.SOUTH);
 
boardview = new BoardView(this);
contentpane.add(boardview, BorderLayout.WEST);
 
}
 
private void makeMenuBar(Controller controller){
JMenuBar menubar = new JMenuBar();
super.setJMenuBar(menubar);
 
JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu("File");
menubar.add(fileMenu);
 
JMenu editMenu = new JMenu("Edit");
menubar.add(editMenu);
 
JMenu optionMenu = new JMenu("Options");
menubar.add(optionMenu);
 
JMenu extraMenu = new JMenu("Extra");
menubar.add(extraMenu);
}
 
private void setupProgram(){
 
 
}
 
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
 
}
 
 
}

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package view;
 
import java.awt.*;
 
import javax.swing.JPanel;
import javax.swing.JTextPane;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
 
import controller.Controller;
 
import model.Subscription;
 
 
public class InfoPanel extends JPanel
{
private JTextField subscriptionbar;
private JTextPane fenbar;
private JTextArea infobar;
private Subscription subscription;
 
 
public InfoPanel (Controller controller){
 
setLayout(new GridBagLayout());
setBackground(new Color(204,229,255));
 
GridBagConstraints gbc = new GridBagConstraints();
gbc.insets = new Insets(10,0,10,0);
 
subscriptionbar = new JTextField(subscription.getSubscription());
gbc.gridy = 0;
subscriptionbar .setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 25));
subscriptionbar .setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BL ACK));
add(subscriptionbar, gbc);
 
fenbar = new JTextPane();
gbc.gridy = 1;
fenbar .setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 25));
fenbar .setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BL ACK));
add(fenbar, gbc);
 
infobar = new JTextArea();
gbc.gridy = 2;
infobar .setPreferredSize(new Dimension(500, 150));
infobar .setBorder(BorderFactory.createLineBorder(Color.BL ACK));
infobar .setEditable(false);
add(infobar, gbc); 
}
 
}

subscriptionbar = new JTextField(subscription.getSubscription());

is on that line"32/33"

the compiler works but when i run the main class which makes a new Controller object

 new Controller().setVisible(true)

i get the following error:

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at view.InfoPanel.<init>(InfoPanel.java:32)
at controller.Controller.makeFrame(Controller.java:41 )
at controller.Controller.<init>(Controller.java:25)
at controller.Main.main(Main.java:11)

yes, subscription is a variable which contains a Subcription object. This class is in a different package named model

import model.Subscription;
 
private Subscription subscription;

I can post the code of that class as well if that helps

Main Class package controller

package controller;
 
import controller.Controller;
 
public class Main {
 
    public static void main (String[] args){
           new Controller().setVisible(true);
    }
}

Subscription Class package model

package model;
 
 
/**
 * Write a description of class Fen here.
 * 
 * @author (your name) 
 * @version (a version number or a date)
 */
public class Subscription
{
 
    private final String SUBSCRIPTIONBAR = "Default Position";
 
    public Subscription(){
 
    }
 
    public String getSubscription(){
        return SUBSCRIPTIONBAR;
    }
 
 
}

yes thanks for your help i did not initiate a variable. Now i want a anonymous object

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