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Thread: Storing data from a file in array and setting it to textbox

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    Default Storing data from a file in array and setting it to textbox

    Ok so basicly i have created 3 string arrays(arrFileName, arrFilePci, arrFileIp) Each is for seperate string values from the file.

    Once im clicking on the Find Entry button it is generating a huge error list which i really wouldnt have a clue as to where to start looking, I am then using an IF statement to check if the word entered in the textbox exists in the text file, If it does set the 3 text boxes in my main class to the 3 array data entrys on that line.

    Here is the error log:

    Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
    	at searchFile.actionPerformed(searchFile.java:85)
    	at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
    	at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
    	at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
    	at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
    	at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
    	at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6289)
    	at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
    	at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6054)
    	at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2041)
    	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4652)
    	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2099)
    	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4482)
    	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4577)
    	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4238)
    	at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4168)
    	at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2085)
    	at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478)
    	at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4482)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:644)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue.access$000(EventQueue.java:85)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:603)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue$1.run(EventQueue.java:601)
    	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    	at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    	at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:98)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:617)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:615)
    	at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
    	at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:87)
    	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:614)
    	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
    	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
    	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
    	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
    	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
    	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)

    here is the code for the find entry:

    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.io.*;
    import java.util.*;
     
    /**
     * Write a description of class searchFile here.
     * 
     * @author Mark Klesnik 
     * 1.0
     */
    public class searchFile implements ActionListener
    {
     
    JButton btnDispose, btnFinder;
     
    public Scanner scanReader;   
    public static int intArrCounter;
    public static String [] arrFileName; 
    public static String [] arrFilePci;
    public static String [] arrFileIp;
    public JTextField txtFindStr;
    public JFrame frmSearch;
    public void strFinder(){
     
    String arrFileName[] = new String[50];
    String arrFilePci[] = new String[50];
    String arrFileIp[] = new String[50];
     
    frmSearch = new JFrame("Search for a client");
    frmSearch.setVisible(true);
    frmSearch.setSize(400, 100);
    frmSearch.setResizable(false);
     
    JPanel panel2 = new JPanel();
    panel2.setVisible(true);
    panel2.setSize(400, 200);
    panel2.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
     
    frmSearch.add(panel2);
     
     
    JLabel findstr = new JLabel("Enter the client name:  ");
    findstr.setForeground(Color.WHITE);
     
    txtFindStr = new JTextField(15);
    txtFindStr.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
    txtFindStr.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
     
    btnFinder = new JButton(" Find Entry ");
    btnFinder.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
    btnFinder.setForeground(Color.GREEN);
     
    btnDispose = new JButton(" Cancel ");
    btnDispose.setBackground(Color.BLACK);
    btnDispose.setForeground(Color.RED);
     
    panel2.add(findstr);
    panel2.add(txtFindStr);
    panel2.add(btnFinder);
    panel2.add(btnDispose);
     
     
    btnDispose.addActionListener(this);
    btnFinder.addActionListener(this);
    }
     
     @Override
    public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent events) 
        {
            //project.stringOne = txtFindStr.getText();
             if (btnDispose.hasFocus())  { frmSearch.dispose(); }
     
             if (btnFinder.hasFocus()) {  
                  intArrCounter = 0;
     
                  try{
                      scanReader = new Scanner(new File("ipaddress.txt"));
                    } catch(Exception error) {
                        System.out.println("Sorry, Could not find the file specified.");
                    }
     
                  while(scanReader.hasNext()){
                      arrFileName[intArrCounter] = scanReader.next();
                      arrFilePci[intArrCounter] = scanReader.next();
                      arrFileIp[intArrCounter] = scanReader.next();
     
                      intArrCounter++;
                    }
                    if (txtFindStr.getText() == arrFileName[intArrCounter]){
     
                        project.txtName.setText(arrFileName[intArrCounter]);
                        project.txtPCI.setText(arrFilePci[intArrCounter]);
                        project.txtIP.setText(arrFileIp[intArrCounter]);
                    }
     
                  scanReader.close();
                 frmSearch.dispose();            
                }
        }
     
     
    }

    Thanks in advance, If i forgot to mention something clearly please let me know im frustrated trying to figure it out


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    Default Re: Storing data from a file in array and setting it to textbox

    Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at searchFile.actionPerformed(searchFile.java:85)
    What variable at line 85 is null? If you can't easily see it, add a print statement before line 85 to print out all the variables used on line 85 to see which one is null.

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    Default Re: Storing data from a file in array and setting it to textbox

    ah ok so thats what the nullPointer exception means, Thank you very much sir

    Seems to be my string array getting data from the file

    while(scanReader.hasNext()){
    line 85 arrFileName[intArrCounter] = scanReader.next();
    arrFilePci[intArrCounter] = scanReader.next();
    arrFileIp[intArrCounter] = scanReader.next();

    intArrCounter++;
    }

    scanReader is what i called my scanner to read data in a file, Its then initializing the first peice of data to the arrfilename the second to Pci and the third to Ip. as far as i see it the arra must be null to begin with in order to scan the file and store data in it. The program will rescan the file everything the code is executed and whille always start as null, I will try to add a string to [0] see if it works.
    Last edited by macko; May 13th, 2011 at 06:26 PM.

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    Default Re: Storing data from a file in array and setting it to textbox

    Did you have a further question? I don't see it.

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    Default Re: Storing data from a file in array and setting it to textbox

    lol.. sorry thinking out loud as usual

    Just going to try a different method of storing data from a textfile to a array.

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