Declaring array of Objects throwing NRE

[LaughingSeraph]

Hello,
I looked around and read alot of posts. I have found nothing that is helping me understand what I am doing wrong. I am fairly certain there is an issue with how I am declaring my array of Box Objects.
I am assuming you'd all alike the main applet adn then the class...

import java.applet.Applet;
import java.awt.*;

public class Grid extends Applet 
{
public Box[] Boxes = new Box[16];

 
public void init()
        {
    for(int i = 0;i >= 16;i++)
    {
      Boxes[i] = new Box(12,12,12,12,Color.RED);
      Boxes[i].setUpperLeftX(i*12);
      Boxes[i].setUpperLeftY(i*12);
      Boxes[i].setWidth(12);
      Boxes[i].setHeight(12);
     
      Boxes[i].setBoxColor(RandColor());
    }
         }

    public void paint(Graphics glyph)
    {
  
        Boxes[0].displayBox(glyph);
     }
    
    public Color RandColor()
    {
      int RandRValue = ((int)(Math.random()* 254));
      int RandGValue = ((int)(Math.random()* 254));
      int RandBValue = ((int)(Math.random()* 254));
      Color randColor = new Color(RandRValue,RandGValue,RandBValue);
      return randColor;
    }
}

and now for the class

import java.awt.*;

public class Box
{
private int upperLeftX = 0;
private int upperLeftY = 0;
private int height = 0;
private int width = 0;
private Color boxColor;

//-Constructor-//

public Box(int upperX, int upperY, int h, int w, Color MyColor)
      {
            /*this.upperLeftX = upperX;
            this.upperLeftY = upperY;
            this.height = h;
            this.width = w;
            this.boxColor = MyColor;*/
  
            this.setUpperLeftX(upperX);
            this.setUpperLeftY(upperY);
            this.setWidth(w);
            this.setHeight(h);
            this.setBoxColor(MyColor);
            
      }



public void displayBox(Graphics BoxGlyph)
      {
          BoxGlyph.setColor(this.getBoxColor());
          
          BoxGlyph.fillRect(this.getUpperLeftX(), this.getUpperLeftY(),  this.getWidth(), this.getHeight());
      }

public int getUpperLeftX() {
  return upperLeftX;
}

public int getUpperLeftY() {
  return upperLeftY;
}

public int getHeight() {
  return height;
}

public int getWidth() {
  return width;
}

public Color getBoxColor() {
  return boxColor;
}

public void setUpperLeftX(int upperLeftX) {
  this.upperLeftX = upperLeftX;
}

public void setUpperLeftY(int upperLeftY) {
  this.upperLeftY = upperLeftY;
}

public void setHeight(int height) {
  this.height = height;
}

public void setWidth(int width) {
  this.width = width;
}

public void setBoxColor(Color boxColor) {
  this.boxColor = boxColor;
}

}

This ends up throwing the NRE when I try to access

Box[0].Displaybox(g);

on line 26 of the app.

I have tried to alter the declaration to look like

Box Boxes;
Boxes = new Box[16];

and several other combinations. Eclipse seems to only let me declare it as you see above.
I have been hammering away at this for two days, and I am going insane.
I would be very grateful if anyone can help.

Thanks!

[Fubarable]

Look *very* carefully at this line:

for(int i = 0;i >= 16;i++)

Will this for loop ever loop?

As an aside, you'll want to have your code adhere to Java naming standards including all class names beginning with an uppercase letter and all variable and method names with a lowercase letter. You'll also want to avoid use of "magic" numbers like 16 above, and instead use Boxes.length (which again should be boxes.length).

[LaughingSeraph]

omg, AHHHH!

I may cry man.
for (int i = 0; i LESS THAN array.length;i++)
{
programmer.makestupidmistake(goinsane);
}

Thanks!

[Fubarable]

You're welcome!
Show me a programmer who has never made a basic mistake, and I'll alert the news media that the Cubs are going to win the world series this year.

[LaughingSeraph]

PS, I wish I'd found this place two days ago. The instructor made me write out each adn every box array by hand. Again, thanks!