Android: Null Pointer Exception at Text View

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Here is a code for which I face the Exception

public class SHOSuper extends Activity{

String officerName;
String arr[];
String[] offN;
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    try{
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        final TextView tv;
        tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt1);
        System.out.println("I AM NEW ACTIVITY");
        arr=Receiver.split(Receiver.orignal, ","); 
        String value1= arr[1];
        System.out.println("Array index " + value1);
        String value2=arr[2];
        System.out.println("Array 2nd index " + value2);
        tv.setText(value1 + " At " + value2);
        officerName= arr[5];
        offN =new String[officerName.length()];
        offN=Receiver.split(officerName, "_");
    }
    catch(Exception e){
        e.printStackTrace();
    }

setContentView(R.layout.main);
  }
}

On line tv.setText(value1 + " At " + value2); I face Null pointer Exception like this

**04-12 13:25:18.105: WARN/System.err(527): java.lang.NullPointerException
04-12 13:25:18.265: WARN/System.err(527):     at com.sho.SHOSuper.onCreate(SHOSuper.java:24)**

Can you help me?

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– N-JOY, Commented Apr 12, 2011 at 8:49

Nanne · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 08:46:38Z

7

findViewById() finds the view in your current contentView, not a random id in an xml.

So when you do this:

tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt1);

It cannot find the ID, even if it is available in your layout.main: the layout isn't set yet. Call the setContentView(R.layout.main); before you try and find any views.

(you can also use an inflater to get a 'random' view, and then add it to another view, but that doesn't seem what you are looking for)

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 8:46

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Salil · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 08:46:52Z

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Move setContentView(R.layout.main); before doing tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt1);

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 8:46

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Reno · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 08:46:56Z

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Call this function

setContentView(R.layout.main)

before calling

tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt1);

because findViewById() searches in the view hierarchy set by setContentView()

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 8:46

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ewan.chalmers · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-12 08:46:24Z

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It would appear that

tv=(TextView)findViewById(R.id.txt1);

returns null

answered Apr 12, 2011 at 8:46

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