Problem with ReDim statement

[Nathan Sokalski]

I have an Array that I will be resizing with the ReDim statement. For some
reason that I cannot figure out, I am recieving the following error:

[NullReferenceEx ception: Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.]

The code that this occurs in is as follows:

Dim NavButton As NavButtonInfo

Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo

For Each NavButton In ButtonList

If NavButton.paren tname = tempparentname Then

ReDim Preserve TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0) + 1)

TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0)) = NavButton

End If

Next


The error occurs on the ReDim line of this code. I am assuming that this has
something to do with the fact that I initially declare TempButtons without
giving it's size, but if I do not have the array the exact size (which is
unknown until runtime) it will cause problems later in my code. For example,
if I place constants like 10 and 5 in the Redim and following lines, it will
get past this section of my code and then give me an error later in my code
when it tries to read from indexes that have not been assigned values. Any
help would be appreciated. Thanks.
--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotm ail.com

http://www.nathansokalski.com/

[Cor Ligthert]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

Nathan,

The problem with Redims problems is that there are not many people who use
the Redim in dotNet.

It real a method from VB6 and older. By instance the ArrayList or any other
dynamic array give real much more performance, that it is worth to take that
one of those and to recode a little bit.

Here the arraylist, however there are much more collections/arrays/lists
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...classtopic.asp

I hope this helps,

Cor

[Charles Law]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

Hi Nathan

Replace the line
[color=blue]
> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]

with

Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo

This will initialise the array with no elements.

HTH

Charles


"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:eaQ9WCdWFH A.3840@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>I have an Array that I will be resizing with the ReDim statement. For some
>reason that I cannot figure out, I am recieving the following error:
>
> [NullReferenceEx ception: Object reference not set to an instance of an
> object.]
>
> The code that this occurs in is as follows:
>
> Dim NavButton As NavButtonInfo
>
> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo
>
> For Each NavButton In ButtonList
>
> If NavButton.paren tname = tempparentname Then
>
> ReDim Preserve TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0) + 1)
>
> TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0)) = NavButton
>
> End If
>
> Next
>
>
> The error occurs on the ReDim line of this code. I am assuming that this
> has something to do with the fact that I initially declare TempButtons
> without giving it's size, but if I do not have the array the exact size
> (which is unknown until runtime) it will cause problems later in my code.
> For example, if I place constants like 10 and 5 in the Redim and following
> lines, it will get past this section of my code and then give me an error
> later in my code when it tries to read from indexes that have not been
> assigned values. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@hotm ail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>[/color]

[Jerry Spence1]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

You could also try

Dim TempButtons() As New NavButtonInfo

That seemed to work for me.

-Jerry

"Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> wrote in message
news:%234xl1weW FHA.1796@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> Hi Nathan
>
> Replace the line
>[color=green]
>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]
>
> with
>
> Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo
>
> This will initialise the array with no elements.
>
> HTH
>
> Charles
>
>
> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hot mail.com> wrote in message
> news:eaQ9WCdWFH A.3840@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I have an Array that I will be resizing with the ReDim statement. For some
>>reason that I cannot figure out, I am recieving the following error:
>>
>> [NullReferenceEx ception: Object reference not set to an instance of an
>> object.]
>>
>> The code that this occurs in is as follows:
>>
>> Dim NavButton As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> For Each NavButton In ButtonList
>>
>> If NavButton.paren tname = tempparentname Then
>>
>> ReDim Preserve TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0) + 1)
>>
>> TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0)) = NavButton
>>
>> End If
>>
>> Next
>>
>>
>> The error occurs on the ReDim line of this code. I am assuming that this
>> has something to do with the fact that I initially declare TempButtons
>> without giving it's size, but if I do not have the array the exact size
>> (which is unknown until runtime) it will cause problems later in my code.
>> For example, if I place constants like 10 and 5 in the Redim and
>> following lines, it will get past this section of my code and then give
>> me an error later in my code when it tries to read from indexes that have
>> not been assigned values. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>> --
>> Nathan Sokalski
>> njsokalski@hotm ail.com
>> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

"Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> schrieb:[color=blue]
> Replace the line
>[color=green]
>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]
>
> with
>
> Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo
>
> This will initialise the array with no elements.[/color]

Both lines are semantically equal.

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Charles Law]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

Hi Herfried

If they are semantically equal, why do they behave differently?

In the first case, the NullReferenceEx ception exception is thrown, in the
second case it is not.

Charles


"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message
news:%23JcFt8gW FHA.1040@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> "Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> schrieb:[color=green]
>> Replace the line
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]
>>
>> with
>>
>> Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> This will initialise the array with no elements.[/color]
>
> Both lines are semantically equal.
>
> --
> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>[/color]

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

"Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> schrieb:[color=blue]
> If they are semantically equal, why do they behave differently?
>
> In the first case, the NullReferenceEx ception exception is thrown, in the
> second case it is not.[/color]

Sorry, my bad. I mixed the code up with these two lines which are
semantically equivalent:

\\\
Dim b1() As Button = New Button() {}
Dim b2() As Button = New Button(-1) {}
///

--
M S Herfried K. Wagner
M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>

[Armin Zingler]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> schrieb[color=blue]
> "Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> schrieb:[color=green]
>> Replace the line
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]
>>
>> with
>>
>> Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> This will initialise the array with no elements.[/color]
>
> Both lines are semantically equal.[/color]

1st doesn't create an array. 2nd creates an array with no items.

Armin

[Nathan Sokalski]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

When I use the line "Dim TempButtons() As New NavButtonInfo" I recieve the
following error when I build:

Arrays cannot be declared with 'New'.

--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotm ail.com

http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Jerry Spence1" <jerry.spence@s omewhere.com> wrote in message
news:4288681d$0 $533$ed2619ec@p tn-nntp-reader03.plus.n et...[color=blue]
> You could also try
>
> Dim TempButtons() As New NavButtonInfo
>
> That seemed to work for me.
>
> -Jerry
>
> "Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> wrote in message
> news:%234xl1weW FHA.1796@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..[color=green]
>> Hi Nathan
>>
>> Replace the line
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]
>>
>> with
>>
>> Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> This will initialise the array with no elements.
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hot mail.com> wrote in message
>> news:eaQ9WCdWFH A.3840@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>>I have an Array that I will be resizing with the ReDim statement. For
>>>some reason that I cannot figure out, I am recieving the following error:
>>>
>>> [NullReferenceEx ception: Object reference not set to an instance of an
>>> object.]
>>>
>>> The code that this occurs in is as follows:
>>>
>>> Dim NavButton As NavButtonInfo
>>>
>>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo
>>>
>>> For Each NavButton In ButtonList
>>>
>>> If NavButton.paren tname = tempparentname Then
>>>
>>> ReDim Preserve TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0) + 1)
>>>
>>> TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0)) = NavButton
>>>
>>> End If
>>>
>>> Next
>>>
>>>
>>> The error occurs on the ReDim line of this code. I am assuming that this
>>> has something to do with the fact that I initially declare TempButtons
>>> without giving it's size, but if I do not have the array the exact size
>>> (which is unknown until runtime) it will cause problems later in my
>>> code. For example, if I place constants like 10 and 5 in the Redim and
>>> following lines, it will get past this section of my code and then give
>>> me an error later in my code when it tries to read from indexes that
>>> have not been assigned values. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>>> --
>>> Nathan Sokalski
>>> njsokalski@hotm ail.com
>>> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>>>[/color]
>>
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]

[Nathan Sokalski]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

This gives me the following error:



Followed by:

Server Application Unavailable
The web application you are attempting to access on this web server is currently unavailable. Please hit the "Refresh" button in your web browser to retry your request.

Administrator Note: An error message detailing the cause of this specific request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server. Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur.

--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotm ail.com

http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]" <hirf-spam-me-here@gmx.at> wrote in message news:%23i8l67hW FHA.3676@TK2MSF TNGP10.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> "Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> schrieb:[color=green]
>> If they are semantically equal, why do they behave differently?
>>
>> In the first case, the NullReferenceEx ception exception is thrown, in the
>> second case it is not.[/color]
>
> Sorry, my bad. I mixed the code up with these two lines which are
> semantically equivalent:
>
> \\\
> Dim b1() As Button = New Button() {}
> Dim b2() As Button = New Button(-1) {}
> ///
>
> --
> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://classicvb.org/petition/>
>[/color]

[Charles Law]

Re: Problem with ReDim statement

Nathan

It wasn't apparent from your original post that the problem is in a web
application.
[color=blue]
> I don't know if there is some other modification I need to make along with
> the Dim TempButtons(-1) As
> NavButtonInfo, but it is obviously not fixing my problem.[/color]

I think it is fixing the problem that you originally reported, but it has
now exposed another problem. I will have to defer to someone better equipped
to help with diagnosing a web server problem, but you could review the log
entry, as the message suggests, as a start.

Good luck.

Charles


"Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hot mail.com> wrote in message
news:OtIXzLnWFH A.3636@TK2MSFTN GP14.phx.gbl...
I have tried this, and it gives me the following errors:


After clicking OK, I recieve the following error:

The web application you are attempting to access on this web server is
currently unavailable. Please hit the "Refresh" button in your web browser
to retry your request.
Administrator Note: An error message detailing the cause of this specific
request failure can be found in the application event log of the web server.
Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to occur.

I don't know if there is some other modification I need to make along with
the Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo, but it is obviously not fixing my
problem.
--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@hotm ail.com

http://www.nathansokalski.com/

"Charles Law" <blank@nowhere. com> wrote in message
news:%234xl1weW FHA.1796@TK2MSF TNGP15.phx.gbl. ..[color=blue]
> Hi Nathan
>
> Replace the line
>[color=green]
>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo[/color]
>
> with
>
> Dim TempButtons(-1) As NavButtonInfo
>
> This will initialise the array with no elements.
>
> HTH
>
> Charles
>
>
> "Nathan Sokalski" <njsokalski@hot mail.com> wrote in message
> news:eaQ9WCdWFH A.3840@tk2msftn gp13.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>I have an Array that I will be resizing with the ReDim statement. For some
>>reason that I cannot figure out, I am recieving the following error:
>>
>> [NullReferenceEx ception: Object reference not set to an instance of an
>> object.]
>>
>> The code that this occurs in is as follows:
>>
>> Dim NavButton As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> Dim TempButtons() As NavButtonInfo
>>
>> For Each NavButton In ButtonList
>>
>> If NavButton.paren tname = tempparentname Then
>>
>> ReDim Preserve TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0) + 1)
>>
>> TempButtons(Tem pButtons.GetUpp erBound(0)) = NavButton
>>
>> End If
>>
>> Next
>>
>>
>> The error occurs on the ReDim line of this code. I am assuming that this
>> has something to do with the fact that I initially declare TempButtons
>> without giving it's size, but if I do not have the array the exact size
>> (which is unknown until runtime) it will cause problems later in my code.
>> For example, if I place constants like 10 and 5 in the Redim and
>> following
>> lines, it will get past this section of my code and then give me an error
>> later in my code when it tries to read from indexes that have not been
>> assigned values. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
>> --
>> Nathan Sokalski
>> njsokalski@hotm ail.com
>> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>>[/color]
>
>[/color]