Question

i have three classes.
1.Class:`

public class Handler {

private String name;
private String short_name;
private int semester; 
private int modul_number; 

private String prof; 
private int credits; 
private double note; 
private ArrayList<Handler_date> dates;



public Handler() {

}

public Handler(String _name, String _short_name, int _semester, int _modul_number,
         String _prof, int _credits, double _mark) {
    this.modul_number=_modul_number;
    this.name = _name;
    this.short_name = _short_name;
    this.semester = _semester;
    this.prof = _prof;
    this.credits = _credits;
    this.note= _mark;
    dates = new ArrayList<Handler_date>();

}

public void add_date(String _room, int _time, 
        String _day) {
    Handler_date temp = new Handler_date(_room, _time, 
            _day);
    dates.add(temp);
}`

and the 2.class (Elementclass):

`public class Handler_date {

private String room; 
private int time; 
private String day; 

public Handler_date() {
}

public Handler_date(String _room, int _time, 
        String _day) {
    this.room = _room;
    this.time = _time;
    this.day = _day;
}

}

I want to add a modul, but i get a NullPointerException for dates.add(temp);

i call the method with templist.search_modul_number(modulnumber).add_date("room", 1, "monday");

My Handler-Objects are saved in a extra Objectlist/class to an arrayList …private ArrayList<Handler> handlerlist;
Anyone an idea what I am doing wrong?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Your dates field is not initialized. Probably because you created Handler instance using no-arg constructor.