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I have a class Hangman and one class GUI. Hangman class for the process. So, I want to passing the value String form Hangman class to jLabel in GUI. When I run the project and I am strungling in java.lang.NullPointerException even I wrote the right code. When user click start. The value from class Hangman will show to the jLabel

Hangman class

package hangman;
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.awt.*;

public class Hangman {
    
    String filename = "words.txt";
    String[] wordList;
    String[] wordBanks = {"DISAVOW","KEYHOLE","QUIZZES",
        "WHOMEVER","ZIGZIG","WHEEZY","UNWORTHY",
        "WHIZZING","JOCKEY","MICROWAVE"};
    String[] answer;
    int index;
    String[] resultarray;
    StringBuilder stringbuilder = new StringBuilder();
    String resultstring;
    
    public Hangman()
    {
        initialComponent();
    }
    
    public void initialComponent()
    {
        index = randomIndex();
        answer = wordBanks[index].split("");
        resultarray = new String[answer.length];
        for(int i = 0; i < answer.length ;i++)
        {
            resultarray[i] = " _ ";
            stringbuilder.append(resultarray[i]);
        }
        resultstring = stringbuilder.toString();
    }
    
    public int randomIndex()
    {
        int rand = 0;
        // define the range 
        int max = 10; 
        int min = 0; 
        int range = max - min; 
  
        // generate random numbers within 1 to 10 
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { 
            rand = (int)(Math.random() * range) + min; 
  
            // Output is different everytime this code is executed 
            //System.out.println(rand); 
        } 
        
        return rand;
    }
    
    public void printWord()
    {
        System.out.println(wordBanks[randomIndex()].toString() + "|" + wordBanks[randomIndex()].length());
    }
    
    public void initialWord()
    {
        int random = randomIndex();
        //answer = new String[random];
        answer = wordBanks[random].split("");
        for (int i = 0; i < answer.length;i++)
            System.out.println(answer[i]);
    }
    
    
    

    
   
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // TODO code application logic here
        Hangman hangman = new Hangman();
        GUI gui = new GUI();
        gui.setVisible(true);
        
        
       
    }
    
}

GUI class '''

package hangman;

public class GUI extends javax.swing.JFrame {

    Hangman hangman;
    
    
    
    /**
     * Creates new form GUI
     */
    public GUI() {
        initComponents();
        //defaultResult();
    }
    
    public void defaultResult()
    {
        
        jLabelGuess.setText(hangman.resultstring);
    }
    

   
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
                  
    private void initComponents() {

        jFrame1 = new javax.swing.JFrame();
        jLabel1 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jButtonStart = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonA = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonB = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonC = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonD = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonE = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonF = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonG = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonH = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonI = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonJ = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonO = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonP = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonQ = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonR = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonK = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonS = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonL = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonT = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonN = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonM = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jPanel1 = new javax.swing.JPanel();
        jButtonO1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonP1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonK1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonL1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonN1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jButtonM1 = new javax.swing.JButton();
        jLabel2 = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabelAtemp = new javax.swing.JLabel();
        jLabelGuess = new javax.swing.JLabel();

        javax.swing.GroupLayout jFrame1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jFrame1.getContentPane());
        jFrame1.getContentPane().setLayout(jFrame1Layout);
        jFrame1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jFrame1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 400, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        jFrame1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jFrame1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 300, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );

        setDefaultCloseOperation(javax.swing.WindowConstants.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

        jLabel1.setFont(new java.awt.Font("Tahoma", 0, 24)); // NOI18N
        jLabel1.setHorizontalAlignment(javax.swing.SwingConstants.CENTER);
        jLabel1.setText("Welcome to Hangman");

        jButtonStart.setText("Start");
        jButtonStart.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonStartActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonA.setText("A");

        jButtonB.setText("B");

        jButtonC.setLabel("C");

        jButtonD.setText("D");
        jButtonD.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonDActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonE.setText("E");

        jButtonF.setText("F");

        jButtonG.setText("G");

        jButtonH.setText("H");
        jButtonH.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonHActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonI.setText("I");

        jButtonJ.setText("J");
        jButtonJ.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonJActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonO.setText("O");
        jButtonO.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonOActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonP.setText("P");

        jButtonQ.setText("Q");

        jButtonR.setText("R");

        jButtonK.setText("K");
        jButtonK.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonKActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonS.setText("S");
        jButtonS.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonSActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonL.setText("L");

        jButtonT.setText("T");

        jButtonN.setText("N");
        jButtonN.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonNActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonM.setText("M");

        javax.swing.GroupLayout jPanel1Layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(jPanel1);
        jPanel1.setLayout(jPanel1Layout);
        jPanel1Layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 256, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );
        jPanel1Layout.setVerticalGroup(
            jPanel1Layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGap(0, 0, Short.MAX_VALUE)
        );

        jButtonO1.setText("O");
        jButtonO1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonO1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonP1.setText("P");

        jButtonK1.setText("K");
        jButtonK1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonK1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonL1.setText("L");

        jButtonN1.setText("N");
        jButtonN1.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
            public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
                jButtonN1ActionPerformed(evt);
            }
        });

        jButtonM1.setText("M");

        jLabel2.setText("Atemps left:");

        jLabelAtemp.setText("jLabel3");

        javax.swing.GroupLayout layout = new javax.swing.GroupLayout(getContentPane());
        getContentPane().setLayout(layout);
        layout.setHorizontalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                        .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                            .addContainerGap()
                            .addComponent(jButtonN1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                            .addComponent(jButtonO1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                            .addComponent(jButtonP1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                            .addGap(189, 189, 189))
                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                            .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                    .addGap(57, 57, 57)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonK1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonL1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonM1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, false)
                                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                            .addComponent(jButtonA, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonB, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonC, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonD, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                            .addComponent(jButtonK, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonL, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonM, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonN, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonO, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonP, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonQ, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonR, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonS, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonT, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE))
                                .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                    .addGap(163, 163, 163)
                                    .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                                        .addComponent(jLabelGuess, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 287, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                        .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                            .addComponent(jButtonE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonF, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonG, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                            .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                            .addComponent(jButtonH, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonI, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                                    .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonJ, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 51, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)))
                            .addGap(18, 18, 18)))
                    .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
                            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGap(192, 192, 192)
                                .addComponent(jLabel1))
                            .addGroup(layout.createSequentialGroup()
                                .addGap(20, 20, 20)
                                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                                    .addComponent(jLabel2)
                                    .addComponent(jButtonStart))
                                .addGap(18, 18, 18)
                                .addComponent(jLabelAtemp)))
                        .addGap(155, 155, 155)))
                .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                .addContainerGap())
        );
        layout.setVerticalGroup(
            layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING)
            .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                .addContainerGap()
                .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.TRAILING)
                    .addComponent(jPanel1, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, javax.swing.GroupLayout.DEFAULT_SIZE, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                    .addGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.LEADING, layout.createSequentialGroup()
                        .addComponent(jLabel1)
                        .addGap(35, 35, 35)
                        .addComponent(jLabelGuess, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE, 25, javax.swing.GroupLayout.PREFERRED_SIZE)
                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED, 37, Short.MAX_VALUE)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                            .addComponent(jButtonA)
                            .addComponent(jButtonB)
                            .addComponent(jButtonC)
                            .addComponent(jButtonD)
                            .addComponent(jButtonE)
                            .addComponent(jButtonF)
                            .addComponent(jButtonG)
                            .addComponent(jButtonH)
                            .addComponent(jButtonI)
                            .addComponent(jButtonJ))
                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                            .addComponent(jButtonK)
                            .addComponent(jButtonL)
                            .addComponent(jButtonM)
                            .addComponent(jButtonO)
                            .addComponent(jButtonP)
                            .addComponent(jButtonQ)
                            .addComponent(jButtonR)
                            .addComponent(jButtonS)
                            .addComponent(jButtonT)
                            .addComponent(jButtonN))
                        .addPreferredGap(javax.swing.LayoutStyle.ComponentPlacement.RELATED)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                            .addComponent(jButtonK1)
                            .addComponent(jButtonL1)
                            .addComponent(jButtonM1)
                            .addComponent(jButtonO1)
                            .addComponent(jButtonP1)
                            .addComponent(jButtonN1))
                        .addGap(28, 28, 28)
                        .addGroup(layout.createParallelGroup(javax.swing.GroupLayout.Alignment.BASELINE)
                            .addComponent(jLabel2)
                            .addComponent(jLabelAtemp))
                        .addGap(29, 29, 29)
                        .addComponent(jButtonStart)))
                .addGap(19, 19, 19))
        );

        pack();
    }// </editor-fold>                        

    private void jButtonDActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
       
    }                                        

    private void jButtonHActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        
    }                                        

    private void jButtonJActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        
    }                                        

    private void jButtonOActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        
    }                                        

    private void jButtonSActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        // TODO add your handling code here:
    }                                        

    private void jButtonNActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
        // TODO add your handling code here:
    }                                        

    private void jButtonKActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                         
      
    }                                        

    private void jButtonO1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                          
        // TODO add your handling code here:
    }                                         

    private void jButtonK1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                          
       
    }                                         

    private void jButtonN1ActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                          
       
    }                                         

    private void jButtonStartActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {                                             
        // TODO add your handling code here:
        jLabelGuess.setText(hangman.resultstring);
    }                                            

    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String args[]) {
        /* Set the Nimbus look and feel */
        //<editor-fold defaultstate="collapsed" desc=" Look and feel setting code (optional) ">
        /* If Nimbus (introduced in Java SE 6) is not available, stay with the default look and feel.
         * For details see http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/lookandfeel/plaf.html 
         */
        try {
            for (javax.swing.UIManager.LookAndFeelInfo info : javax.swing.UIManager.getInstalledLookAndFeels()) {
                if ("Nimbus".equals(info.getName())) {
                    javax.swing.UIManager.setLookAndFeel(info.getClassName());
                    break;
                }
            }
        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(GUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (InstantiationException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(GUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(GUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } catch (javax.swing.UnsupportedLookAndFeelException ex) {
            java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(GUI.class.getName()).log(java.util.logging.Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        }
        //</editor-fold>
        //Hangman hangman = new Hangman();
        //GUI gui = new GUI();
        //gui.setVisible(true);
        /* Create and display the form */
        /*java.awt.EventQueue.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            @Override
            public void run() {
         
                new GUI().setVisible(true);
            }
        });*/
        
        
    }

    // Variables declaration - do not modify                     
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonA;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonB;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonC;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonD;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonE;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonF;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonG;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonH;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonI;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonJ;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonK;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonK1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonL;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonL1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonM;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonM1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonN;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonN1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonO;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonO1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonP;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonP1;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonQ;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonR;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonS;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonStart;
    private javax.swing.JButton jButtonT;
    private javax.swing.JFrame jFrame1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel1;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabel2;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabelAtemp;
    private javax.swing.JLabel jLabelGuess;
    private javax.swing.JPanel jPanel1;
    // End of variables declaration                   
}

The message error when I run the application.

Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.lang.NullPointerException
    at hangman.GUI.jButtonStartActionPerformed(GUI.java:400)
    at hangman.GUI.access$000(GUI.java:12)
    at hangman.GUI$1.actionPerformed(GUI.java:96)
AlanCode
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2 Answers2

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It seems that in the GUI class you declare a member variable, Hangman hangman, but you never initialize it. Therefore, the code jLabelGuess.setText(hangman.resultstring); and similar calls will result in a null pointer exception.

Ari Ohsie
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In the GUI class, you just only declare Hangman hangman, which mean the class Hangman has never been called to execute or initialized any value. Therefore, hangman.resultstring is null when you called jLabelGuess.setText(hangman.resultstring), since resultstring value is get from Hangman class; and cause Null Pointer Exception error at jLabelGuess.setText() and the function jButtonStartActionPerformed()

You might fix it if you initialize the Hangman class: Hangman hangman = new Hangman(); Or calling the function that initializes the value of resultstring which is hangman.initialComponent()

Dharman
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