Android spinner give a NullPointException

Question

Any ideas why this code throws a NullPointException?

    Spinner spinnerLoadLayouts = (Spinner)this.findViewById(R.id.spnLoadLay);

    ArrayAdapter<CharSequence> adapter = 
    new ArrayAdapter<CharSequence>(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, new ArrayList<CharSequence>());

    adapter.add("aaa"); adapter.add("bbb");
    adapter.setDropDownViewResource(android.R.layout.simple_spinner_dropdown_item);
    spinnerLoadLayouts.setAdapter(adapter);

Thanks! :)

where exactly the NullPointerEx is thrown? I assume the last line. — thomas, Sep 12 '11 at 09:04

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 12 '11 at 09:04

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I guess that the View or Activity cannot find R.id.spnLoadLay

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findViewById: Returns: The View that has the given tag in the hierarchy or null

answered Sep 12 '11 at 09:04

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yep, sorry, forgot that it comes from a dialogView. :) Thanks, works. now. – Roger Sep 12 '11 at 09:07

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '11 at 09:07

If the error is on the last line, then spinnerLoadLayouts is NULL.

This could be because you can only do this

(Spinner)this.findViewById(R.id.spnLoadLay);

If the spnLoadLay view is actually in the current view (is available in an XML you have allready called setContentView on for instance). If you haven't put that on the screen, you can't find it using findViewById. You need to use an Inflater for that

Android spinner give a NullPointException

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