Java.Lang.NullPointerException, but I am not sure why???

[buildakicker]

Hello all, I have just begun to dive into the Java world. I have been following through some books and have gotten stuck on a spot in a DO While Loop. Why am I getting the NullPointException error here?

import java.util.Scanner;
import static java.lang.System.out;

class ReadAndWrite{
	
	public static void main(String args[])	 {                                   
			Scanner myScanner = new Scanner(System.in);
			int whichRoom, numGuests;
			int guestsIn[];
			guestsIn = new int[10];
			
			for(int roomNum = 0; roomNum < 10; roomNum++){
				guestsIn[roomNum] = 0;
			}
			
			do{
				System.out.print("Room number: ");
				whichRoom = myScanner.nextInt();
				System.out.print("How Many Guests? ");
				numGuests = myScanner.nextInt();
				guestsIn[whichRoom] = numGuests;
				System.out.println();
				System.out.print("Do another? ");
			}while (myScanner.findInLine(".").charAt(0) == 'Y');
			
			System.out.println();
			System.out.println("Room\tGuests");
			for(int roomNum = 0; roomNum < 10; roomNum++){
				System.out.print(roomNum);
				System.out.print("\t");
				System.out.println(guestsIn[roomNum]);
			}
	}
}

The error is happening here:

System.out.println();
				System.out.print("Do another? ");
			}while (myScanner.findInLine(".").charAt(0) == 'Y');

Thanks for any suggestions!

[Norm]

Why am I getting the NullPointException error here

Please copy and paste here the full text of the error message.

(myScanner.findInLine(".").charAt(0)

What values does the findInLine method return? Can it be null?

[buildakicker]

Error is:

Do another? Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at ReadAndWrite.main(ReadAndWrite.java:25)

I don't have that set to accept null. That is where I am confused. I cannot even enter Y or N though... that is what I dont' get.

[Norm]

What values does the findInLine() method return?
Print out its value before you use it.

copy and paste here the full text of the console for when you test your program.

[buildakicker]

this is the whole console:

Room number: 5
How Many Guests? 5

Do another? Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at ReadAndWrite.main(ReadAndWrite.java:25)

thanks :)

[Norm]

Double check the line where the error is occurring.
The output from this line has not printed yet: System.out.print("Do another? ")
so the error must occur before that.
To be sure, print out the value returned by the call to the findInLine() method.

[buildakicker]

I'm sorry I guess I don't follow you. I get it to print out System.out.print("Do Another? "); but then get the exception error. Doesn't it check after I have entered data in the While loop?

[Norm]

Sorry, I missed it on the same line as the error message.

Print out the value returned by the call to the findInLine() method before executing the while() statement.

[buildakicker]

I am confused in my noob java brain. How do I pass it NULL as being ok then? It's looking for something there.

[Norm]

How do I pass it NULL as being ok then? It's looking for something there.

Please explain what the "it" is in these two sentences.

What prints out when you do this:
Print out the value returned by the call to the findInLine() method before executing the while() statement.

[buildakicker]

Ok, so I added this:

			do{
				System.out.print("Room number: ");
				whichRoom = myScanner.nextInt();
				System.out.print("How Many Guests? ");
				numGuests = myScanner.nextInt();
				guestsIn[whichRoom] = numGuests;
				System.out.println();
				[B]System.out.println(myScanner.findInLine("."));[/B]
				System.out.print("Do another? ");
				
			}while (myScanner.findInLine(".").charAt(0) == 'Y');

and the Console returned:

Room number: 5
How Many Guests? 5

null
Do another? Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
	at ReadAndWrite.main(ReadAndWrite.java:28)

[Junky]

While loop with case - getting error

Read my reply #3 in the above thread.

[Junky]

Why are you using findInLine anyway. I'd just read the line and use equalsIgnoreCase instead.

[Norm]

Copy and pasted it?

[buildakicker]

I switched it from findInLine to next and it seems to work fine. Is this bad programming? lol

While loop with case - getting error

Read my reply #3 in the above thread.

I don't understand the:

Quick and dirty solution call nextLine and throw it away immediately after the call to nextInt.

How do I throw it away?

[buildakicker]

Copy and pasted it?

I've been typing it all in there thanks. :)

I have that Java for Dummies book and have been going through it.

[Norm]

Throw it away is another way of saying, ignore what was returned.
Here's some thoughts I put together awhile back:

Scanner methods can be tricky. The Scanner buffers input and can block waiting for input.

For example if you enter: A word to the wise <PRESS ENTER>
and use next() only "A" is read, and "word to the wise" is left in the buffer.
Your next attempt to get something from Scanner will be to get "word".
nextInt() will fail here.
To clear the buffer, use the nextLine() method.
To test if the next token is an int, use the hasNextInt() method.

[buildakicker]

So like this:

System.out.print("Do another? ");
				myScanner.nextLine();
			}while (myScanner.findInLine(".").charAt(0)== 'Y');

...and that will "clear" the buffer also?

[Junky]

How do I throw it away?

Simply call the method but do not assign the return value to a variable.

[Junky]

So like this:

Yep but I would move that line upto where you call nextInt to make it clear as to what the code is doing.