Thread: applet + swing + arraylist = exception??

ok , i now that i finaly fixed the applet not loading problem i was able to move
on to the actual making of it . but now i've hit a brick wall with trying to add
stuff into my array list

the 1st comment is where the problem is at

package ernya;
 
import java.awt.event.InputMethodEvent;
import java.awt.event.InputMethodListener;
import java.awt.event.MouseAdapter;
import java.awt.event.MouseEvent;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.net.URL;
import java.util.ArrayList;
 
import javax.swing.BorderFactory;
import javax.swing.DefaultListModel;
import javax.swing.JApplet;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JCheckBox;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.JList;
import javax.swing.JScrollPane;
import javax.swing.JSeparator;
import javax.swing.JTextArea;
import javax.swing.JTextField;
import javax.swing.border.EtchedBorder;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionEvent;
import javax.swing.event.ListSelectionListener;
 
import org.dyno.visual.swing.layouts.Bilateral;
import org.dyno.visual.swing.layouts.Constraints;
import org.dyno.visual.swing.layouts.GroupLayout;
import org.dyno.visual.swing.layouts.Leading;
 
public class Applet extends JApplet {
 
	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
	private JTextField jTextField0;
	private JList jList0;
	private JScrollPane jScrollPane0;
	private JSeparator jSeparator0;
	private JList jList1;
	private JScrollPane jScrollPane1;
	private JLabel jLabel0;
	private JLabel jLabel1;
	private JLabel jLabel2;
	private JLabel jLabel3;
	private JLabel jLabel4;
	private JCheckBox jCheckBox0;
	private JList jList2;
	private JScrollPane jScrollPane2;
	private JButton jButton0;
	private JButton jButton1;
	private JPicturePanel jPicturePanel0;
	private JPicturePanel jPicturePanel1;
	private JTextArea jTextArea0;
	private JScrollPane jScrollPane3;
 
	DefaultListModel cartList = new DefaultListModel();
	DefaultListModel colorList = new DefaultListModel();
	DefaultListModel itemList = new DefaultListModel();
 
	final String store = "Store Price: ";
	final String myBuy = "My Buy Price: ";
	final String mySale = "My Sale Price: ";
	final String stock = "Current Stock: ";
	final String total = "Total: ";
 
	public ArrayList<String> items;
	public ArrayList<Integer> price;
	public ArrayList<String[]> color;
 
	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
	public void init() {
		try {
			URL itemUrl = new URL(
					"http://etopsirhc.110mb.com/Java/Applets/Resources/TCC/items.txt");
			DataInputStream itemIn = new DataInputStream(itemUrl.openStream());
			try {
				String in = itemIn.readLine();
				while (in != null) {
					String[] content = in.split("~");
					items.add(content[0]);                  // this is where i get a null pointer exception as
					price.add(Integer.parseInt(content[1]));    // well as the the 2 ".add" things below
					String[] colors = content[2].split(":");    // it . i also tried having this in a separate 
					color.add(colors);                          // class , but i still got it , any idea whats wrong ?
					System.out.println(in);
				}
			} catch (Exception e) {
				e.printStackTrace();
			}
		} catch (Exception e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
		initComponents();
 
	}
 
	private void initComponents() {
		setLayout(new GroupLayout());
		add(getJTextField0(), new Constraints(new Leading(12, 192, 10, 10),
				new Leading(12, 12, 12)));
		add(getJSeparator0(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(12, 12, 376),
				new Leading(265, 10, 12, 12)));
		add(getJScrollPane1(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(209, 12, 22),
				new Leading(11, 120, 10, 10)));
		add(getJLabel0(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(209, 13, 41),
				new Leading(143, 12, 12)));
		add(getJLabel1(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(209, 13, 41),
				new Leading(165, 12, 12)));
		add(getJLabel2(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(209, 13, 41),
				new Leading(187, 12, 12)));
		add(getJLabel3(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(209, 13, 41),
				new Leading(209, 12, 12)));
		add(getJLabel4(), new Constraints(new Bilateral(209, 13, 41),
				new Leading(231, 12, 12)));
		add(getJScrollPane0(), new Constraints(new Leading(13, 190, 12, 12),
				new Leading(39, 220, 12, 12)));
		add(getJScrollPane2(), new Constraints(new Leading(12, 192, 108, 108),
				new Bilateral(278, 12, 22)));
		add(getJButton0(), new Constraints(new Leading(216, 170, 12, 12),
				new Leading(277, 12, 12)));
		add(getJButton1(), new Constraints(new Leading(216, 170, 12, 12),
				new Leading(309, 12, 12)));
		add(getJCheckBox0(), new Constraints(new Leading(216, 170, 8, 8),
				new Leading(343, 8, 8)));
		//add(getJPicturePanel0(), new Constraints(new Leading(228, 55, 12, 12),
		//		new Leading(369, 55, 12, 12)));
		//add(getJPicturePanel1(), new Constraints(new Leading(317, 55, 10, 10),
		//		new Leading(369, 55, 12, 12)));
		add(getJScrollPane3(), new Constraints(new Leading(215, 172, 12, 12),
				new Bilateral(431, 12, 22)));
		setSize(400, 541);
	}
 
	private JScrollPane getJScrollPane3() {
		if (jScrollPane3 == null) {
			jScrollPane3 = new JScrollPane();
			jScrollPane3.setViewportView(getJTextArea0());
		}
		return jScrollPane3;
	}
 
	private JTextArea getJTextArea0() {
		if (jTextArea0 == null) {
			jTextArea0 = new JTextArea();
			jTextArea0.setText("jTextArea0");
			jTextArea0.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
 
				public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
					jTextArea0MouseMouseReleased(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jTextArea0;
	}
 
//	private JPicturePanel getJPicturePanel1() {
//		if (jPicturePanel1 == null) {
//			jPicturePanel1 = new JPicturePanel();
//			jPicturePanel1.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(
//					EtchedBorder.LOWERED, null, null));
//		}
//		return jPicturePanel1;
//	}
//
//	private JPicturePanel getJPicturePanel0() {
//		if (jPicturePanel0 == null) {
//			jPicturePanel0 = new JPicturePanel();
//			jPicturePanel0.setBorder(BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(
//					EtchedBorder.LOWERED, null, null));
//		}
//		return jPicturePanel0;
//	}
 
	private JButton getJButton1() {
		if (jButton1 == null) {
			jButton1 = new JButton();
			jButton1.setText("Remove From Cart");
			jButton1.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
 
				public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
					jButton1MouseMouseReleased(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jButton1;
	}
 
	private JButton getJButton0() {
		if (jButton0 == null) {
			jButton0 = new JButton();
			jButton0.setText("Add To Cart");
			jButton0.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
 
				public void mouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
					jButton0MouseMouseReleased(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jButton0;
	}
 
	private JScrollPane getJScrollPane2() {
		if (jScrollPane2 == null) {
			jScrollPane2 = new JScrollPane();
			jScrollPane2.setViewportView(getJList2());
		}
		return jScrollPane2;
	}
 
	private JList getJList2() {
		if (jList2 == null) {
			jList2 = new JList();
			jList2.setModel(cartList);
			jList2.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
 
				public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
					jList2ListSelectionValueChanged(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jList2;
	}
 
	private JCheckBox getJCheckBox0() {
		if (jCheckBox0 == null) {
			jCheckBox0 = new JCheckBox();
			jCheckBox0.setText("Check For Sale Setup");
		}
		return jCheckBox0;
	}
 
	private JLabel getJLabel4() {
		if (jLabel4 == null) {
			jLabel4 = new JLabel();
			jLabel4.setText(total);
		}
		return jLabel4;
	}
 
	private JLabel getJLabel3() {
		if (jLabel3 == null) {
			jLabel3 = new JLabel();
			jLabel3.setText(stock);
		}
		return jLabel3;
	}
 
	private JLabel getJLabel2() {
		if (jLabel2 == null) {
			jLabel2 = new JLabel();
			jLabel2.setText(myBuy);
		}
		return jLabel2;
	}
 
	private JLabel getJLabel1() {
		if (jLabel1 == null) {
			jLabel1 = new JLabel();
			jLabel1.setText(mySale);
		}
		return jLabel1;
	}
 
	private JLabel getJLabel0() {
		if (jLabel0 == null) {
			jLabel0 = new JLabel();
			jLabel0.setText(store);
		}
		return jLabel0;
	}
 
	private JScrollPane getJScrollPane1() {
		if (jScrollPane1 == null) {
			jScrollPane1 = new JScrollPane();
			jScrollPane1.setViewportView(getJList1());
		}
		return jScrollPane1;
	}
 
	private JList getJList1() {
		if (jList1 == null) {
			jList1 = new JList();
			jList1.setModel(colorList);
			jList1.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
 
				public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
					jList1ListSelectionValueChanged(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jList1;
	}
 
	private JSeparator getJSeparator0() {
		if (jSeparator0 == null) {
			jSeparator0 = new JSeparator();
		}
		return jSeparator0;
	}
 
	private JScrollPane getJScrollPane0() {
		if (jScrollPane0 == null) {
			jScrollPane0 = new JScrollPane();
			jScrollPane0.setViewportView(getJList0());
		}
		return jScrollPane0;
	}
 
	private JList getJList0() {
		if (jList0 == null) {
			jList0 = new JList();
			jList0.setModel(itemList);
			jList0.addListSelectionListener(new ListSelectionListener() {
 
				public void valueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
					jList0ListSelectionValueChanged(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jList0;
	}
 
	private JTextField getJTextField0() {
		if (jTextField0 == null) {
			jTextField0 = new JTextField();
			jTextField0.setText("jTextField0");
			jTextField0.addInputMethodListener(new InputMethodListener() {
 
				public void caretPositionChanged(InputMethodEvent event) {
					jTextField0InputMethodCaretPositionChanged(event);
				}
 
				public void inputMethodTextChanged(InputMethodEvent event) {
					jTextField0InputMethodInputMethodTextChanged(event);
				}
			});
		}
		return jTextField0;
	}
 
	public Applet() {
		initComponents();
	}
 
	private void jTextField0InputMethodCaretPositionChanged(
			InputMethodEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jTextField0InputMethodInputMethodTextChanged(
			InputMethodEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jList0ListSelectionValueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jList1ListSelectionValueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jList2ListSelectionValueChanged(ListSelectionEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jButton1MouseMouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jButton0MouseMouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
	}
 
	private void jTextArea0MouseMouseReleased(MouseEvent event) {
	}
 
}

the error

java.lang.NullPointerException
	at ernya.Applet.init(Applet.java:79)
	at sun.applet.AppletPanel.run(Unknown Source)
	at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)

btw , sry about the failed post / edited saying to delete it in the other thread ><;

Applet's don't initialize anything in their constructor. The init method must act as a pseudo-constructor (hint: initialize the ArrayLists)

how do i initialize something when it needs to be empty for the stuff being loaded into them ?

edit
nvm >< blond moment XP