null reference object error

GenXisT · June 9th, 2009, 04:54 AM

This line is giving me this error and I can't figure out why:

Code:

public virtual void CheckCapabilities()
{
if (IgnoreCapabilityCheck == false)
{
foreach (string capabilityName in CapabilityNames())
{
//Check if the user has the capability to view this screen
ENTCapabilityBO capability =Globals.GetCapabilities(this.Cache).GetByName(capabilityName);
if (capability == null)
{
throw new Exception(âSecurity is not enabled for this page. â +
this.ToString());
}
else
{
switch 
(CurrentUser.GetCapabilityAccess(capability.ID,
Globals.GetRoles(this.Cache))) *** line with the error ***
{
case ENTRoleCapabilityEO.CapabiiltyAccessFlagEnum.None:
NoAccessToPage(capabilityName);
break;
case ENTRoleCapabilityEO.CapabiiltyAccessFlagEnum.ReadOnly:
MakeFormReadOnly(capabilityName, this.Controls);
break;
case ENTRoleCapabilityEO.CapabiiltyAccessFlagEnum.Edit:
//Do not make the form read only.
break;
default:
throw new Exception(âUnknown access for this screen. â +
capability.CapabilityName);
}
}
capability = null;
}
}
}

can someone please help me? I'd rather not spend forever on it, thanks!

GenXisT · June 9th, 2009, 11:15 AM

ok, so it's clearly not something i mistyped because I'm using all of the files from the chapter 6 download (PaidTimeOffBLL.Framework) as well as the base load from the database script, AND the BasePage.cs from the same download; the page in which this error occurs.

this is running on my local laptop machine so my current user is <domainname>\<myname>

would this have any bearing on why it won't work?

if so, where do I change/add this information to the database to get it to function?

I'm at a standstill here and can't move on to the next chapter because I'm not even able to pull up any pages done so far due to this error.

HELP!!!!!!

Source Error:

Line 118: else
Line 119: {
Line 120: switch (CurrentUser.GetCapabilityAccess(capability.ID, Globals.GetRoles(this.Cache)))
Line 121: {
Line 122: case ENTRoleCapabilityEO.CapabilityAccessFlagEnum.None:
Source File: c:\VSWebsites\PaidTimeOffSolution\PaidTimeOffUI\Ap p_Code\BasePage.cs Line: 120

Stack Trace:

[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
BasePage.CheckCapabilities() in c:\VSWebsites\PaidTimeOffSolution\PaidTimeOffUI\Ap p_Code\BasePage.cs:120
BasePage.OnInit(EventArgs e) in c:\VSWebsites\PaidTimeOffSolution\PaidTimeOffUI\Ap p_Code\BasePage.cs:98
System.Web.UI.Control.InitRecursive(Control namingContainer) +333
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +378

GenXisT · June 9th, 2009, 01:47 PM

figured it out myself.

thanks.

Gilbo79 · January 15th, 2010, 11:42 AM

Hi,

I'm having a similar issue with CapabilityNames(), how did you fix?

Gilbo