Which line does the null pointer error occur on?
Not that this is you problem, but I always check for null when casting with
'as'.
Sunil
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Tom McNeer <tmcn...@...> wrote:
>
> In the function below, I begin by testing to see if a particular object is
> null (the array of ComboBoxes that represent the children of a Repeater,
> which may or may not exist). The element is defined in MXML, though of
> course it may be null.
>
> But if it *is *null, a null object reference error is thrown. Could someone
> please explain this for me? (SDK 3.5, by the way).
>
> public function handleFilterChange():void{
> if(filterCombo!=null){
> for(var i:int=0;i<filterCombo.length;i++){
> for(var j:int=0;j<filterCombo[i].length;j++){
> var cb:ComboBox = filterCombo[i][j] as
> ComboBox;
> cb.selectedItem=null;
> }
> }
> }
> }
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
> Tom McNeer
> MediumCool
> http://www.mediumcool.com
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>
