hi, im trying to create a 2D array of objects and ive done this before but i
must be forgetting something because i keep getting a null reference
exception at runtime....heres the code


Private arrTiles(7)() As Tile


Public Sub InitializeDisplay()

ReDim arrTiles(7)(7)

For i As Integer = 0 To 7

For j As Integer = 0 To 7

Dim tl As New Tile

tl.str = "red"
tl.Image = Image.FromFile("C:\Documents And
Settings\User\Desktop\Red.bmp")

''null reference error here!
arrTiles(i)(j) = tl

Next

Next

End Sub

any help would be great...

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-iwdu15

"iwdu15" <jmmgoalsteratyahoodotcom> schrieb
> hi, im trying to create a 2D array of objects and ive done this
> before but i must be forgetting something because i keep getting a
> null reference exception at runtime....heres the code
>
>
> Private arrTiles(7)() As Tile
>
> Public Sub InitializeDisplay()
>
> ReDim arrTiles(7)(7)


You specified that item 7 points to an array containing 8 items. Item 0,
Item 1, Item 2 ... Item 6 are still Nothing. You would have to write:

for i as integer=0 to 7
redim arrtiles(i)(7)
next



> For i As Integer = 0 To 7
>
> For j As Integer = 0 To 7
>
> Dim tl As New Tile
>
> tl.str = "red"
> tl.Image = Image.FromFile("C:\Documents And
> Settings\User\Desktop\Red.bmp")
>
> ''null reference error here!
> arrTiles(i)(j) = tl
>
> Next
>
> Next
>
> End Sub
>
> any help would be great...


You created an array of arrays, not a 2D array. If you wanted to create a
2D array, you would have to write:

Private arrTiles(7, 7) As Tile




Armin

wow....howd i miss that.....thanks for pointing out my mistake
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-iwdu15