What's causing this Null Pointer Exception?

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:41 PM

It says that something is wrong when I call drawChars().

I don't know what offset means. I'm assuming it means starting index.

   import java.util.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.event.*;
   import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
   import javax.swing.*;
   import java.io.*;
   import javax.swing.Timer;
 
   public class DadsBirthdayCard extends JFrame implements ActionListener
   { // beginning of program 
 
      private String birthdayString;
      private JPanel panel;
      private JScrollPane pane;
      private Timer timer;
      private int timesCalledCounter;
      private Random r1,r2,r3;
      private char[] chars;
      private char[] moreChars;
      private int red,green,blue;
 
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      { // beginning of method
 
         r1 = new Random();
         if (timesCalledCounter ==0)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy Birthday Dad!";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
 
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
         }
 
         else if (timesCalledCounter == 1)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy birthday to you!";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
 
         }
 
         else
         { // begin else
            birthdayString = "I love you, Paul.";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter = 0;
 
 
         } // end else
 
      } // end method
 
 
      public DadsBirthdayCard()
      {
         super("Happy Birthday Dad!");
         panel = new JPanel();
         pane = new JScrollPane(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
         panel.setSize(5000,5000);
         pane.revalidate();
         timer = new Timer(0, this);
         timer.setDelay(5000);
 
         // r1 = new Random();
         r2 = new Random();
         r3 = new Random();
 
 
         setContentPane(pane);
      }
 
      public void paint(Graphics g)
      {
         super.paint(g);
 
         g.setColor(new Color(red,green,blue));
         g.drawChars(chars, 0, chars.length,300,300);
 
 
 
      }
 
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
         DadsBirthdayCard dbc = new DadsBirthdayCard();
         dbc.setVisible(true);
      }
   }

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:43 PM

I'm sure you have heard this before. Seeing that you have 1219 posts.

Please post it.

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:50 PM

Well, I found what's causing it but not how to fix that.

My char array is somehow being null.

Also, will it keep changing with the String text or will it stay the same?

I'm going to alter the code anyway so that it'll draw each individual character in a different color.

Is the problem because I didn't initialize the char array BEFORE the actionListener in the code?

If I put it after, then I'll run into more sets of problems maybe.

I think I tried putting it after and it still gave me trouble.

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:52 PM



Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:87)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

null

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:87)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

I know that my char array is null. Why, now that's the the question....

Ok, so my String is null. That would be why the char array is null.

But why is the String null?

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:54 PM

Is the problem because I didn't initialize the char array BEFORE

Yes, that is exactly how you can get a NullPointerException.
You must initialize a variable BEFORE you use it.

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:57 PM

Why, now that's the the question

Its a question of where/when the code in your program is being executed. If the code that uses a variable before it is initialized is executed BEFORE the code that initializes the variable, then you must add code to test for the null value and react accordingly. IE do not try to use it.

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:57 PM

Everything should be initialized BEFORE it's used.
Here's the updated code

   import java.util.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.event.*;
   import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
   import javax.swing.*;
   import java.io.*;
   import javax.swing.Timer;
 
   public class DadsBirthdayCard extends JFrame implements ActionListener
   { // beginning of program 
 
      private String birthdayString;
      private JPanel panel;
      private JScrollPane pane;
      private Timer timer;
      private int timesCalledCounter;
      private Random r1,r2,r3;
      private char[] chars;
      private char[] moreChars;
      private int red,green,blue;
 
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      { // beginning of method
 
         birthdayString = "";
 
         r1 = new Random();
         if (timesCalledCounter ==0)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy Birthday Dad!";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
 
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
         }
 
         else if (timesCalledCounter == 1)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy birthday to you!";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
 
         }
 
         else
         { // begin else
            birthdayString = "I love you, Paul.";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter = 0;
 
 
         } // end else
 
      } // end method
 
 
      public DadsBirthdayCard()
      {
         super("Happy Birthday Dad!");
         panel = new JPanel();
         pane = new JScrollPane(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
         panel.setSize(5000,5000);
         pane.revalidate();
         timer = new Timer(0, this);
         timer.setDelay(5000);
 
         // r1 = new Random();
         r2 = new Random();
         r3 = new Random();
 
 
         setContentPane(pane);
      }
 
      public void paint(Graphics g)
      {
         super.paint(g);
         System.out.println(Arrays.toString(chars));
         System.out.println(birthdayString);
         for (int i =0; i < chars.length -1; i++)
         {
            g.setColor(new Color(red,green,blue));
            g.drawChars(chars, i, i+1,300,300);
         }
 
 
 
      }
 
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
         DadsBirthdayCard dbc = new DadsBirthdayCard();
         dbc.setVisible(true);
      }
   }

The problem is still there.

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 04:58 PM

Then it is not being initialized.
Add printlns after the statement that initializes it
and before the statement that uses it.
See what order they print out in.

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:06 PM

Ok, Null Pointer Exception is gone but why is my array empty?

   import java.util.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.event.*;
   import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
   import javax.swing.*;
   import java.io.*;
   import javax.swing.Timer;
 
   public class DadsBirthdayCard extends JFrame implements ActionListener
   { // beginning of program 
 
      private String birthdayString;
      private JPanel panel;
      private JScrollPane pane;
      private Timer timer;
      private int timesCalledCounter;
      private Random r1,r2,r3;
      private char[] chars;
      private char[] moreChars;
      private int red,green,blue;
 
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      { // beginning of method
 
         birthdayString = "";
 
         r1 = new Random();
         if (timesCalledCounter ==0)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy Birthday Dad!";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
 
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
 
         }
 
         else if (timesCalledCounter == 1)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy birthday to you!";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
 
         }
 
         else
         { // begin else
            birthdayString = "I love you, Paul.";
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter = 0;
 
 
         } // end else
         repaint();
      } // end method
 
 
      public DadsBirthdayCard()
      {
 
         super("Happy Birthday Dad!");
         birthdayString = "";
         panel = new JPanel();
         pane = new JScrollPane(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
         panel.setSize(5000,5000);
         pane.revalidate();
         timer = new Timer(0, this);
         timer.setDelay(5000);
         chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
         // r1 = new Random();
         r2 = new Random();
         r3 = new Random();
         System.out.println(birthdayString);
 
         setContentPane(pane);
      }
 
      public void paint(Graphics g)
      {
         super.paint(g);
         System.out.println(Arrays.toString(chars));
         System.out.println(birthdayString);
         for (int i =0; i < chars.length -1; i++)
         {
            g.setColor(new Color(red,green,blue));
            g.drawChars(chars, i, i+1,300,300);
         }
 
 
 
      }
 
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
         DadsBirthdayCard dbc = new DadsBirthdayCard();
         dbc.setVisible(true);
      }
   }

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:12 PM

why is my array empty?

Can you show me the code that puts values in the array?

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:13 PM

birthdayString = "Happy Birthday Dad!";
chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();

Wait a minute....

This line, when changed, added stuff to the array, though it's still not drawing it in any visible form.

public DadsBirthdayCard()
{
super("Happy Birthday Dad!");
birthdayString = "B";

Also, I fixed an index error.

Now it'll draw it, though it's not drawing the stuff I'm telling it to in the ActionListener.

Also, my colors aren't changing, despite the ActionListener telling them to.

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:15 PM

Add a println after that statement to verify what is in the chars array:
System.out.println("chars=" + java.util.Arrays.toString(chars));
Then you'll know

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:23 PM

It's putting what I tell it in the constructor rather than what it was told in the ActionListener.

How do I fix that?

I already did the toString() thing. Now I think I know what's going on but I don't know how to change it.

Also, still baffled about the color thing, though I feel it's likely the same thing, except, since the colors are all int values, (red,green,blue),

it's just always making it new Color(0,0,0);

Ok, problem identified.

How do I fix it?

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:26 PM

it's just always making it new Color(0,0,0);

Use variables in the new Color constructor that do not have 0 values.
new Color(rd, grn, bl); // be sure rd, grn and bl are not all 0

It's putting what I tell it in the constructor rather than what it was told in the ActionListener.

No idea what you are talking about.
Constructor?
ActionListener?
Did you tell it in Java or what language did you use?

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:31 PM

The Timer I'm using should be changing the String values, which should create a corresponding change in the char values.

I have the class itself implementing ActionListener.

However, it seems that my if and else if and else statements are not doing anything.

Why is that?

The problem appears to be scope related.

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:36 PM

Good idea to check the scope of your variables. Make sure you don't have definitions of variables with the same names at different levels of scope.

it seems that my if and else if and else statements are not doing anything.

Use println statement before the if statement to show the values of the variables being tested.
Add printlns after the if and after the else to see which is being executed.
The print out should help you see what the problem is.

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:38 PM

The problem is that it only will accept as valid what it is told in the constructor of the class for the value of birthdayString. It doesn't seem to care what it was told in the actionPerformed() method.

Why is that?

The printlns aren't pointing it out.

I'm thinking it might be where my constructor and the actionPerformed() are located that's causing all this pain.

Here's the code again:

   import java.util.*;
   import java.awt.*;
   import java.awt.event.*;
   import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
   import javax.swing.*;
   import java.io.*;
   import javax.swing.Timer;
 
   public class DadsBirthdayCard extends JFrame implements ActionListener
   { // beginning of program 
 
      private String birthdayString;
      private JPanel panel;
      private JScrollPane pane;
      private Timer timer;
      private int timesCalledCounter;
      private Random r1,r2,r3;
      private char[] chars;
      private char[] moreChars;
      private int red,green,blue;
 
      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
      { // beginning of method
 
        // birthdayString = "";
 
         r1 = new Random();
         if (timesCalledCounter ==0)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy Birthday Dad!";
            System.out.println(birthdayString);
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
 
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
 
         }
 
         else if (timesCalledCounter == 1)
         {
            birthdayString = "Happy birthday to you!";
            System.out.println(birthdayString);
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter++;
 
         }
 
         else
         { // begin else
            birthdayString = "I love you, Paul.";
            System.out.println(birthdayString);
            chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
            red = r1.nextInt(256);
            green = r1.nextInt(256);
            blue = r1.nextInt(256);
            timesCalledCounter = 0;
 
 
         } // end else
         repaint();
      } // end method
 
 
      public DadsBirthdayCard()
      {
 
         super("Happy Birthday Dad!");
        // birthdayString = "Bodkd";
         panel = new JPanel();
         pane = new JScrollPane(JScrollPane.VERTICAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS, JScrollPane.HORIZONTAL_SCROLLBAR_ALWAYS);
         panel.setSize(5000,5000);
         pane.revalidate();
         timer = new Timer(0, this);
         timer.setDelay(5000);
         chars = birthdayString.toCharArray();
         // r1 = new Random();
         r2 = new Random();
         r3 = new Random();
         System.out.println(birthdayString);
 
         setContentPane(pane);
      }
 
      public void paint(Graphics g)
      {
         super.paint(g);
         System.out.println(Arrays.toString(chars));
         System.out.println(birthdayString);
         for (int i =0; i < chars.length -2; i++)
         {
            g.setColor(new Color(red,green,blue));
            g.drawChars(chars, i, i+1,300,300);
         }
 
 
 
      }
 
      public static void main(String[] args)
      {
         DadsBirthdayCard dbc = new DadsBirthdayCard();
         dbc.setVisible(true);
      }
   }

If I don't tell it what birthdayString is inside the constructor, it throws a NullPointerException.

It shouldn't be doing that.

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:43 PM

As you suggested in your last post, check the scope of the variable. Define the variable at the class level and make sure there isn't another variable with the same name at an inner scope.

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 05:50 PM

Ok, my ActionListener is valid.

Wait a minute.....

Oops I did it again..... I forgot to start the Timer.

Ok, that improved things, but now all my chars are running together, and they didn't before.

Now it's giving me all these exceptions.
Should I use a different char array each time?



Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: bad offset/length

	at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawChars(SunGraphics2D.j  ava:2834)

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:100)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

[H, a, p, p, y,  , B, i, r, t, h, d, a, y,  , D, a, d, !]

Happy Birthday Dad!

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: bad offset/length

	at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawChars(SunGraphics2D.j  ava:2834)

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:100)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

[H, a, p, p, y,  , B, i, r, t, h, d, a, y,  , D, a, d, !]

Happy Birthday Dad!

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: bad offset/length

	at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawChars(SunGraphics2D.j  ava:2834)

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:100)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

[H, a, p, p, y,  , B, i, r, t, h, d, a, y,  , D, a, d, !]

Happy Birthday Dad!

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: bad offset/length

	at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawChars(SunGraphics2D.j  ava:2834)

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:100)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

Happy birthday to you!

[H, a, p, p, y,  , b, i, r, t, h, d, a, y,  , t, o,  , y, o, u, !]

Happy birthday to you!

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: bad offset/length

	at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawChars(SunGraphics2D.j  ava:2834)

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:100)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

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Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: bad offset/length

	at sun.java2d.SunGraphics2D.drawChars(SunGraphics2D.j  ava:2834)

	at DadsBirthdayCard.paint(DadsBirthdayCard.java:100)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:796)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.paintDirtyRegions(Repai  ntManager.java:713)

	at javax.swing.RepaintManager.seqPaintDirtyRegions(Re  paintManager.java:693)

	at javax.swing.SystemEventQueueUtilities$ComponentWor  kRequest.run(SystemEventQueueUtilities.java:125)

	at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(Invocation  Event.java:209)

	at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:  597)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilter  s(EventDispatchThread.java:269)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(E  ventDispatchThread.java:184)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarch  y(EventDispatchThread.java:174)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:169)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispa  tchThread.java:161)

	at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThre  ad.java:122)

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 06:07 PM

What statement is causing the error?

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 06:48 PM

g.drawChars(chars, i, i+1,300,300);

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 07:34 PM

So what's going on now?

Likely I need more than one array, but how do I do that and keep the for loop structure?

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 07:45 PM

g.drawChars(chars, i, i+1,300,300);
Have you read the API doc for this method? What are the second and third args?

**javapenguin** · July 2nd, 2011, 07:46 PM

Wait a minute, I'm telling it to draw too many characters perhaps.

Let me try something.

Ok, but the only way it looks clean is if it draws the whole word, which means the whole word gets the same color.

I wanted each character to have a different color.

How do I do that?

If I try

g.drawChars(chars, i, 1,300,300);

it looks weird.

As for what I mean by weird, try running it with that code.

I can't really describe it, except perhaps as run together or something like that.

----Edit-----
I believe the second argument is offset and the third one is number of characters drawn.

**Norm** · July 2nd, 2011, 08:40 PM

Where are you drawing these letters? Look at arguments 4 and 5

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