Thread: Java run time error: 'java.lang.NullPointerException"

Look at the code at the line where the NullPointerException occurs. What variable on that line is null?
If you can't see which one, add a println statement just before the line where the exception occurs and print out the values of all the variables used on the line with the error.
When you see which variable is null, back track in your code to find out why that variable has the value null.

I think a moderator should sticky a null pointer exception topic. there must be about 1 quater of this forum of them lol. if im not wrong to solve the problem you solve it from the bottom up am i correct

The stack trace is a push down stack with the youngest on top. The location of the error as at the top, the path to it is below.

This line contains font "ok.setFont(o)"
1)Where
"ok" is a button on 1 of the frames .
2)o is object of font class
"Font o=new Font("Lucida Calligraphy", Font.BOLD,21);"
3)even after commenting the line error prevails.

Please post the full text of the error message and the source lines where it occurs. Your last post does not show us what we need to know. We must see the code. Your interpretations of what is happening could miss some critical point.
Add code to print out all the variables used on the line with the error to show which is null.
Add this print out before the line with the error.

Thanks
i looked at the variables.i got the mistake,was some simple error,i created the object of 'font' but didn't initialize it carelessly using new due to which 'ok' contained null.

1)if i have to place some button,label etc. on frame on an already existing image on frame using ImageIcon then only the latter exists, either image or buttons.i wasn't able to place buttons etc on background image as previous of the 2 is invisible.

2)used ImagePanel also.is there some way for sorting out the same.

Can you write a small simple program that shows what you are trying to do:
Have an image as background with other components laid out over the image.

//small program for displaying buttons etc. on image existing on frame

import java.awt.*;
import javax.swing.*;

class javalang extends JFrame
{
JLabel l1,l2,l3;
JPanel p;
javalang(String g)
{
super(g);
l2=new JLabel("hello");
l3=new JLabel("java");
Icon i=new ImageIcon("Sunset.JPG");
l1=new JLabel(i);
p.setLayout(new FlowLayout());
p.setBackground(Color.gray);
p.add(l1);
p.add(l2);
p.add(l3);
add(p);
}

class javalang
{
public static void main(String args[])
{

javalang j=new javalang("Introductory Page");
j.setVisible(true);
j.setSize(500,500);

}
}