I am getting a "Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException" error, and I need some help. I have tried everything I could think of, and it won't fix it.
Code:
Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
at AbstractGame.refreshWindow(AbstractGame.java:20)
at ChessGame.actionMove(ChessGame.java:293)
at SquareClick.actionPerformed(SquareClick.java:27)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JToggleButton$ToggleButtonModel.setPressed(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(Unknown Source)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(Unknown Source)
Code:
public abstract class AbstractGame {
public abstract void RunGame(windowControler win);
protected abstract void display();
protected abstract boolean tryMove();
protected abstract boolean clearMovePath(int curY, int curX, int newY, int newX);
protected abstract void getMoveInfo();
protected abstract void actionMove();
protected void switchPlayers() {
if(player == 1)
player = 2;
else
player = 1;
}
protected void refreshWindow() {
//try {
win.refresh(GB.Display(this));
//}
//catch(Exception e) {System.out.println("DEBUGGING: Error on window refresh");}
}
protected int cY = 111, cX = 111, nY = 111, nX = 111; // some stupid number so I know it isn't set
protected int player = 1; // Defaults to 1
GameBoard GB;
boolean CheckMate = false;
boolean castle = false;
protected boolean exitGame;
protected windowControler win;
boolean hasJumps;
}
actionMove from ChessGame.java
Code:
protected void actionMove() {
if(tryMove() & !CheckMate) {
switchPlayers();
}
this.refreshWindow();
}
Code:
import java.awt.Frame;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import javax.swing.JOptionPane;
public class SquareClick implements ActionListener {
public SquareClick(AbstractGame game, int x, int y) {
this.x = x;
this.y = y;
myGame = game;
}
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
if(myGame.cX == 111 & myGame.cY == 111 & myGame.nX == 111 & myGame.nY == 111) { // Empty values, set initial
myGame.cX = this.x;
myGame.cY = this.y;
//JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(frame, "First cood!", "HELLO!",
// JOptionPane.OK_OPTION,JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE, null, null, e);
}
else if(myGame.cX != 111 & myGame.cY != 111 & myGame.nX == 111 & myGame.nY == 111) { // set the new location
myGame.nX = this.x;
myGame.nY = this.y;
JOptionPane.showOptionDialog(frame, myGame.cX + " " + myGame.cY + " " + myGame.nX + " " + myGame.nY, "HELLO!",
JOptionPane.OK_OPTION,JOptionPane.QUESTION_MESSAGE, null, null, e);
myGame.actionMove();
myGame.cX = 111;
myGame.cY = 111;
myGame.nX = 111;
myGame.nX = 111;
//myGame.refreshWindow();
}
}
protected int x, y;
AbstractGame myGame;
Frame frame = new Frame();
}
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