Getting null pointer exception at jDateChooser when application starts

Question

I am using jDateChooser plugin on netbeans. When application starts it throws nullpointerException but when I choose date it works fine. The one and only one problem is it throws exception at runtime. Following is my code where I am getting exception:

String startDate=new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(filterByStartDateChooser.getDate())

Note: I am using netbeans gui to design form.

Please solve my issue.Thanks

possible duplicate of [What is a Null Pointer Exception?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/218384/what-is-a-null-pointer-exception) — Jonathon Reinhart, Aug 13 '13 at 05:32
@snabhat Netbeans is already initialized inside `private void initComponents() {filterByStartDateChooser = new com.toedter.calendar.JDateChooser();}` — Yubaraj, Aug 13 '13 at 05:37
try to debug and check whether filterByStartDateChooser is null or not. — chinna_82, Aug 13 '13 at 05:42
@MadProgrammer When I choose date from my jForm it prints correct date and works fine. But throws exception null at start time — Yubaraj, Aug 13 '13 at 05:44
@Kalathoki That makes sense. The field doesn't yet have a date set to... — MadProgrammer, Aug 13 '13 at 05:45

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '13 at 05:39

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   String startDate = null;
  if(filterByStartDateChooser.getDate()!=null )
         startDate = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd").format(dateFromDateChooser.getDate());
  if(startDate !=null){
            --------------
            ---------------
  }

answered Aug 13 '13 at 05:39

Prabhakaran Ramaswamy

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 13 '13 at 08:46

This might happen during initialisation. some function or actionlistener might want to read out the jdatechooser while it has no date set. to avoid this, simply add

jDateChooser.setCalendar(Calendar.getInstance());

after creatign your jDatechooser.

Getting null pointer exception at jDateChooser when application starts

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