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public String getCookieExists(){
    String strStatus =3D "no errors";
    Cookie info;
    try{
    if (request.getCookies() !=3D null){
        Cookie[] cookies =3D request.getCookies(); //null exception from 
here
         if (cookies !=3D null && cookies.length !=3D0){         //if 
(cookies.length !=3D0 && cookies !=3D null){
            for (int i =3D 0; i < cookies.length ; i++){
                info =3D cookies[i];
                if (info !=3D null){
                    strStatus =3D 
info.getName().equals(strCookieLookingFor) &&
                    strCookieLookingFor !=3D null ? "exists" : "doesnt 
exist";
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
catch(Exception e){
    strStatus =3D (e.toString() + " <b>(from bean)</b>");
}
return strStatus;
}


----- Original Message -----
From: "matt" <mattslists@o...>
To: "Pro_JavaServer_Pages" <pro_jsp@p...>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 7:57 PM
Subject: [pro_jsp] help with a bean please


> can anyone tell me why this throws a java.lang.NullPointerException ?
>
> public String getCookieExists(){
>   String strStatus =3D "no errors";
>   Cookie info;
>   try{
>    if (request.getCookies() !=3D null){
>     Cookie[] cookies =3D request.getCookies(); //null exception from 
here
>     if (cookies.length !=3D0 && cookies !=3D null){
>      for (int i =3D 0; i < cookies.length ; i++){
>       info =3D cookies[i];
>       if (info !=3D null){
>        strStatus =3D info.getName().equals(strCookieLookingFor) &&
> strCookieLookingFor !=3D null ? "exists" : "doesnt exist";
>       }
>      }
>     }
>    }
>   }
>   catch(Exception e){
>    strStatus =3D (e.toString() + " <b>(from bean)</b>");
>   }
>
>   return strStatus;
>  }
>
>
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