Originally Posted by iwlu

A bit of problem here, if anyone can help, I would appreciate any and all help with this. Thank you in advance.

Now I have no errors but when I execute the program I get this:

Big Bank: Monthly Checking Account Activity


----------- Account ----------- Beginning With- Ending Over- Credit Cd

Name Id Type Balance + Deposit - drawal - Fee = Balance draft Advance

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException

at CheckingAccountsTest.handleAccount(CheckingAccountsTest.java :103)

at CheckingAccountsTest.main(CheckingAccountsTest.java:56)


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The Pseudo code state's this
WHILE (myFile.getEofFound() IS FALSE)
A-1-2-09) DEFINE a String Array named myFields, and ASSIGN it the value myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray()
A-1-2-10) IF (myFields[indexForAccountType].equals(CheckingAccount.getAccountType()))
A-1-2-11) INSTANTIATE a local variable named currentAccount of class CheckingAccount, passing the following arguments:
A-1-2-12) myFields[indexForAccountId], myFields[indexForFirstName], myFields[indexForLastName],
A-1-2-13) Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForBalance])
A-1-2-14) CALL method handleAccount of this class, passing the following arguments: currentAccount, myFile, myFields
A-1-2-15) ASSIGN null TO currentAccount
A-1-2-16) ELSE
A-1-2-17) INSTANTIATE a local variable named currentAccount of class CheckingAccountPlus, passing the following arguments:
A-1-2-18) myFields[indexForAccountId], myFields[indexForFirstName], myFields[indexForLastName],
A-1-2-19) Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForBalance])
A-1-2-20) CALL method handleAccount of this class, passing the following arguments: currentAccount, myFile, myFields
A-1-2-21) ASSIGN null TO currentAccount
A-1-2-22) END IF
A-1-2-23) END WHILE

WHILE (myFile.getEofFound() IS FALSE AND currentAccount.getAccountId().equals(myFields[indexForAccountId]))
A-1-3-07) IF (myFields[indexForRecordType].equals(recordTypeForDeposit))
A-1-3-08) CALL method handleDeposit with the following argument list: currentAccount,
A-1-3-09) Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForDepositAmount]
A-1-3-10) ELSE
A-1-3-11) CALL method handleWithdrawal with the following argument list: currentAccount,
A-1-3-12) Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForWithdrawalAmount]
A-1-3-13) END IF
A-1-3-14) CALL method myFile.readARecord, which reads the next deposit or withdrawal record, if any, for this customer
A-1-3-15) CALL method myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray and ASSIGN its return value to myFields, a String array. This makes the value from the
A-1-3-16) fields in the record just read available for access as elements in the myFields string array
A-1-3-17) END WHILE
WHILE (myFile.getEofFound() IS FALSE AND currentAccount.getAccountId().equals(myFields[indexForAccountId]))
A-1-4-07) IF (myFields[indexForRecordType].equals(recordTypeForDeposit))
A-1-4-08) CALL method handleDeposit with the following argument list: currentAccount,
A-1-4-09) Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForDeposit]
A-1-4-10) ELSE
A-1-4-11) CALL method handleWithdrawal with the following argument list: currentAccount,
A-1-4-12) Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForWithdrawal]
A-1-4-13) END IF
A-1-4-14) CALL method myFile.readARecord, which reads the next deposit or withdrawal record, if any, for this customer
A-1-4-15) CALL method myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray and ASSIGN its return value to myFields, a String array. This makes the value from the
A-1-4-16) fields in the record just read available for access as elements in the myFields string array
A-1-4-17) END WHILE

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  //public class file name
public class CheckingAccountsTest 
{
  private static final int indexForAccountId = 0;
 private static final int indexForAccountType = 2;
 private static final int indexForBalance = 5;
 private static final int indexForDepositAmount = 2;
 private static final int indexForFirstName = 3;
 private static final int indexForLastName = 4;
 private static final int indexForRecordType = 1;
 private static final int indexForWithdrawalAmount = 2;
 private static final String recordTypeForDeposit = "CKD";
 private static double sumOfBeginningBalances = 0.0;
 private static double sumOfCreditCardAdvances = 0.0;
 private static double sumOfDeposits = 0.0;
 private static double sumOfEndingBalances = 0.0;
 private static double sumOfFees = 0.0;
 private static double sumOfOverdrafts = 0.0;
 private static double sumOfWithdrawals = 0.0;

 public static void main(String args[])
 {
 MyCsvFile myFile = new MyCsvFile("monthlyBankTransactions,v05.txt");
 
 
 //display big bank title line
 System.out.println("\nBig Bank: Monthly Checking Account Activity\n");
 //display the first column heading line
 System.out.println("----------- Account ----------- Beginning\t\t    With-\t\t   Ending\tOver-\tCredit Cd");
 //display the second column heading line
 System.out.println("     Name\t   Id    Type\t Balance   +   Deposit   -  drawal   -    Fee   =  Balance\tdraft\t Advance\n");
 //Get 1st record from CSV file using method readARecord
 myFile.readARecord();
 while(myFile.getEofFound() == false)
 {
 //A-1-2-09) 
 String []myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray();
 //A-1-2-10)
 if(myFields[indexForAccountType].equals(CheckingAccount.getAccountType())){
    CheckingAccount currentAccount = new CheckingAccount(myFields[indexForAccountId], 
    myFields[indexForFirstName], myFields[indexForLastName], Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForBalance]));
    handleAccount(currentAccount, myFile, myFields);
    currentAccount = null;
    }
    else
    {
    CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount = new CheckingAccountPlus(myFields[indexForAccountId], 
    myFields[indexForFirstName], myFields[indexForLastName], Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForBalance]));
    handleAccount(currentAccount, myFile, myFields);
    currentAccount = null;
    }//end if
 }//end while
//DISPLAY the report-total line using the following arguments: “Report Totals”, sumOfBeginningBalances, 
//sumOfDeposits, sumOfWithdrawals, sumOfFees, sumOfEndingBalances, sumOfOverdrafts, sumOfCreditCardAdvances, “**”
System.out.printf("Report Totals", sumOfBeginningBalances,
sumOfDeposits, sumOfWithdrawals, sumOfFees, sumOfEndingBalances, sumOfOverdrafts, sumOfCreditCardAdvances, "**");
//DISPLAY the “The information in the above report” line with the following arguments:
// myFile.getCountOfRecords()
System.out.printf("The information in the above report is from the 17 records in the following file:",
myFile.getCountOfRecords());
//DISPLAY the “Path to file” line with the following arguments: myFile.getFilePath()
System.out.printf("Path to file:", myFile.getFilePath());
//DISPLAY the “Name of file” line with the following arguments: myFile.getFileName()
System.out.printf("Name of file:", myFile.getFileName());
//DISPLAY the “End of program” line
System.out.println("\nEnd of program");
}// end main method

 //Exhibit A-1-3: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleAccount of Class CheckingAccountsTest
 //This private static method has no return value, and has three parameters: currentAccount of type CheckingAccount, myFile of type MyCsvFile and myFields of type String array.
 public static void handleAccount(CheckingAccount currentAccount, MyCsvFile myFile, String []myFields)
 {
 sumOfBeginningBalances += currentAccount.getBalance();
 printBeginningBalance(currentAccount);
 myFile.readARecord();
 myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray();
 
 while (myFile.getEofFound() == false) 
 {
   currentAccount.getAccountId().equals(myFields[indexForAccountId]);
 if(myFields[indexForRecordType].equals(recordTypeForDeposit)){
     handleDeposit(currentAccount, Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForDepositAmount]));
      }
      else
      {
      handleWithdrawal(currentAccount,Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForWithdrawalAmount]));
   }//end if
 myFile.readARecord();
 myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray();
 
 }//end while
 sumOfEndingBalances += currentAccount.getBalance();
 printEndingBalance(currentAccount);
 }//end Overloaded Method handleAccount method
 //Exhibit A-1-4: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleAccount of Class CheckingAccountsTest
 ///This private static method has no return value, and has three parameters: currentAccount of type CheckingAccountPlus, myFile of type MyCsvFile and myFields of type String array.
 public static void handleAccount(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount, MyCsvFile myFile, String [] myFields)
 {
 sumOfBeginningBalances += currentAccount.getBalance();
 printBeginningBalance(currentAccount);
 myFile.readARecord();
 myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray();
 
  while (myFile.getEofFound()==false)
 {
 currentAccount.getAccountId().equals (myFields[indexForAccountId]);
 if(myFields[indexForRecordType].equals(recordTypeForDeposit)){
     handleDeposit(currentAccount, Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForDepositAmount]));
      }
      else
      {
      handleWithdrawal(currentAccount,Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForWithdrawalAmount]));
   }//end if
 myFile.readARecord();
 myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray();
 
 }//end while
 sumOfEndingBalances += currentAccount.getBalance();
 printEndingBalance(currentAccount);
 }//end Overloaded Method handleAccount method
 //Exhibit A-1-5: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleDeposit Method of
 //Class CheckingAccountsTest
 private static void handleDeposit(CheckingAccount currentAccount, double amount)
 {
 sumOfDeposits += amount;
 currentAccount.makeDeposit(amount);
 System.out.printf("$,%.2f", amount);
 }
 
  //Exhibit A-1-6: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleDeposit Method of
  //Class CheckingAccountsTest
  private static void handleDeposit(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount, double amount)
  {
  sumOfDeposits += amount;
  currentAccount.makeDeposit(amount);
  System.out.printf("$,%.2f", amount);
  }
 
  // A-1-7: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleWithdrawal Method of
  //Class CheckingAccountsTest
  //This private static method has no return value, and has two parameters: currentAccount of type CheckingAccount and amount of type double.
  private static void handleWithdrawal(CheckingAccount currentAccount, double amount)
  {
  if (currentAccount.makeWithdrawal(amount) == true){
   sumOfWithdrawals += amount;
   System.out.printf("$,%.2f", amount);
  }else{
   double overdraftFee = currentAccount.getOverdraftFee();
   sumOfFees += overdraftFee;
   sumOfOverdrafts += amount;
   System.out.printf("$,%.2f",overdraftFee, amount);
   
  }//end if
  
  }//end handleWithdrawal method
 //Exhibit A-1-8: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleWithdrawal Method of
 //Class CheckingAccountsTest
  private static void handleWithdrawal(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount, double amount)
  {
  if (currentAccount.makeWithdrawal(amount) == true){
   sumOfWithdrawals += amount;
   System.out.printf("$,%.2f",amount);
  }else{
   double creditCardAdvance = currentAccount.getCreditCardAdvance();
   sumOfCreditCardAdvances += creditCardAdvance;
   sumOfWithdrawals += currentAccount.getActualWithdrawal();
   System.out.printf("$,%.2f",currentAccount.getActualWithdrawal(),creditCardAdvance);
   
  }//end if
  
  }//end CheckingAccountPlus handleWithdrawal method
 
 //This private static method has no return value, and has one parameter: currentAccount of type CheckingAccount. 
 private static void printBeginningBalance(CheckingAccount currentAccount)
 {
 System.out.printf("",
   currentAccount, currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccount.getAccountType(), currentAccount.getBalance()); 
 }
 
 //this private static method has no return value, and has one parameter: currentAccount of type CheckingAccountPlus.
 private static void printBeginningBalance(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount)
 {
 System.out.printf("",
   currentAccount, currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccountPlus.getAccountType(), currentAccount.getBalance()); 
 }
 //Exhibit A-1-11: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method printEndingBalance of
 //class CheckingAccountsTest
 private static void printEndingBalance(CheckingAccount currentAccount)
 {
  System.out.printf("Account Totals", currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccount.getAccountType(),
    currentAccount.getBeginningBalance(), currentAccount.getDeposits(), currentAccount.getWithdrawals(), 
    currentAccount.getFees(), currentAccount.getBalance(), currentAccount.getOverdrafts(), " *");
 }
 
 //Exhibit A-1-12: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method printEndingBalance of
 //Class CheckingAccountsTest
 private static void printEndingBalance(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount)
 {
  System.out.printf("Account Totals", currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccount.getAccountType(),
    currentAccount.getBeginningBalance(), currentAccount.getDeposits(), currentAccount.getWithdrawals(),
    currentAccount.getBalance(), currentAccount.getSumOfCreditCardAdvances(), " *");
 }
 
 
}//end class CheckingAccountsTestt 

//public class file name public class CheckingAccountsTest { private static final int indexForAccountId = 0; private static final int indexForAccountType = 2; private static final int indexForBalance = 5; private static final int indexForDepositAmount = 2; private static final int indexForFirstName = 3; private static final int indexForLastName = 4; private static final int indexForRecordType = 1; private static final int indexForWithdrawalAmount = 2; private static final String recordTypeForDeposit = "CKD"; private static double sumOfBeginningBalances = 0.0; private static double sumOfCreditCardAdvances = 0.0; private static double sumOfDeposits = 0.0; private static double sumOfEndingBalances = 0.0; private static double sumOfFees = 0.0; private static double sumOfOverdrafts = 0.0; private static double sumOfWithdrawals = 0.0; public static void main(String args[]) { MyCsvFile myFile = new MyCsvFile("monthlyBankTransactions,v05.txt"); //display big bank title line System.out.println("\nBig Bank: Monthly Checking Account Activity\n"); //display the first column heading line System.out.println("----------- Account ----------- Beginning\t\t With-\t\t Ending\tOver-\tCredit Cd"); //display the second column heading line System.out.println(" Name\t Id Type\t Balance + Deposit - drawal - Fee = Balance\tdraft\t Advance\n"); //Get 1st record from CSV file using method readARecord myFile.readARecord(); while(myFile.getEofFound() == false) { //A-1-2-09) String []myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray(); //A-1-2-10) if(myFields[indexForAccountType].equals(CheckingAccount.getAccountType())){ CheckingAccount currentAccount = new CheckingAccount(myFields[indexForAccountId], myFields[indexForFirstName], myFields[indexForLastName], Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForBalance])); handleAccount(currentAccount, myFile, myFields); currentAccount = null; } else { CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount = new CheckingAccountPlus(myFields[indexForAccountId], myFields[indexForFirstName], myFields[indexForLastName], Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForBalance])); handleAccount(currentAccount, myFile, myFields); currentAccount = null; }//end if }//end while //DISPLAY the report-total line using the following arguments: “Report Totals”, sumOfBeginningBalances, //sumOfDeposits, sumOfWithdrawals, sumOfFees, sumOfEndingBalances, sumOfOverdrafts, sumOfCreditCardAdvances, “**” System.out.printf("Report Totals", sumOfBeginningBalances, sumOfDeposits, sumOfWithdrawals, sumOfFees, sumOfEndingBalances, sumOfOverdrafts, sumOfCreditCardAdvances, "**"); //DISPLAY the “The information in the above report” line with the following arguments: // myFile.getCountOfRecords() System.out.printf("The information in the above report is from the 17 records in the following file:", myFile.getCountOfRecords()); //DISPLAY the “Path to file” line with the following arguments: myFile.getFilePath() System.out.printf("Path to file:", myFile.getFilePath()); //DISPLAY the “Name of file” line with the following arguments: myFile.getFileName() System.out.printf("Name of file:", myFile.getFileName()); //DISPLAY the “End of program” line System.out.println("\nEnd of program"); }// end main method //Exhibit A-1-3: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleAccount of Class CheckingAccountsTest //This private static method has no return value, and has three parameters: currentAccount of type CheckingAccount, myFile of type MyCsvFile and myFields of type String array. public static void handleAccount(CheckingAccount currentAccount, MyCsvFile myFile, String []myFields) { sumOfBeginningBalances += currentAccount.getBalance(); printBeginningBalance(currentAccount); myFile.readARecord(); myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray(); while (myFile.getEofFound() == false) { currentAccount.getAccountId().equals(myFields[indexForAccountId]); if(myFields[indexForRecordType].equals(recordTypeForDeposit)){ handleDeposit(currentAccount, Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForDepositAmount])); } else { handleWithdrawal(currentAccount,Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForWithdrawalAmount])); }//end if myFile.readARecord(); myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray(); }//end while sumOfEndingBalances += currentAccount.getBalance(); printEndingBalance(currentAccount); }//end Overloaded Method handleAccount method //Exhibit A-1-4: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleAccount of Class CheckingAccountsTest ///This private static method has no return value, and has three parameters: currentAccount of type CheckingAccountPlus, myFile of type MyCsvFile and myFields of type String array. public static void handleAccount(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount, MyCsvFile myFile, String [] myFields) { sumOfBeginningBalances += currentAccount.getBalance(); printBeginningBalance(currentAccount); myFile.readARecord(); myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray(); while (myFile.getEofFound()==false) { currentAccount.getAccountId().equals (myFields[indexForAccountId]); if(myFields[indexForRecordType].equals(recordTypeForDeposit)){ handleDeposit(currentAccount, Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForDepositAmount])); } else { handleWithdrawal(currentAccount,Double.parseDouble(myFields[indexForWithdrawalAmount])); }//end if myFile.readARecord(); myFields = myFile.getCsvRecordFieldArray(); }//end while sumOfEndingBalances += currentAccount.getBalance(); printEndingBalance(currentAccount); }//end Overloaded Method handleAccount method //Exhibit A-1-5: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleDeposit Method of //Class CheckingAccountsTest private static void handleDeposit(CheckingAccount currentAccount, double amount) { sumOfDeposits += amount; currentAccount.makeDeposit(amount); System.out.printf("$,%.2f", amount); } //Exhibit A-1-6: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleDeposit Method of //Class CheckingAccountsTest private static void handleDeposit(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount, double amount) { sumOfDeposits += amount; currentAccount.makeDeposit(amount); System.out.printf("$,%.2f", amount); } // A-1-7: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleWithdrawal Method of //Class CheckingAccountsTest //This private static method has no return value, and has two parameters: currentAccount of type CheckingAccount and amount of type double. private static void handleWithdrawal(CheckingAccount currentAccount, double amount) { if (currentAccount.makeWithdrawal(amount) == true){ sumOfWithdrawals += amount; System.out.printf("$,%.2f", amount); }else{ double overdraftFee = currentAccount.getOverdraftFee(); sumOfFees += overdraftFee; sumOfOverdrafts += amount; System.out.printf("$,%.2f",overdraftFee, amount); }//end if }//end handleWithdrawal method //Exhibit A-1-8: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method handleWithdrawal Method of //Class CheckingAccountsTest private static void handleWithdrawal(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount, double amount) { if (currentAccount.makeWithdrawal(amount) == true){ sumOfWithdrawals += amount; System.out.printf("$,%.2f",amount); }else{ double creditCardAdvance = currentAccount.getCreditCardAdvance(); sumOfCreditCardAdvances += creditCardAdvance; sumOfWithdrawals += currentAccount.getActualWithdrawal(); System.out.printf("$,%.2f",currentAccount.getActualWithdrawal(),creditCardAdvance); }//end if }//end CheckingAccountPlus handleWithdrawal method //This private static method has no return value, and has one parameter: currentAccount of type CheckingAccount. private static void printBeginningBalance(CheckingAccount currentAccount) { System.out.printf("", currentAccount, currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccount.getAccountType(), currentAccount.getBalance()); } //this private static method has no return value, and has one parameter: currentAccount of type CheckingAccountPlus. private static void printBeginningBalance(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount) { System.out.printf("", currentAccount, currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccountPlus.getAccountType(), currentAccount.getBalance()); } //Exhibit A-1-11: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method printEndingBalance of //class CheckingAccountsTest private static void printEndingBalance(CheckingAccount currentAccount) { System.out.printf("Account Totals", currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccount.getAccountType(), currentAccount.getBeginningBalance(), currentAccount.getDeposits(), currentAccount.getWithdrawals(), currentAccount.getFees(), currentAccount.getBalance(), currentAccount.getOverdrafts(), " *"); } //Exhibit A-1-12: Pseudo code for Overloaded Method printEndingBalance of //Class CheckingAccountsTest private static void printEndingBalance(CheckingAccountPlus currentAccount) { System.out.printf("Account Totals", currentAccount.getAccountId(), CheckingAccount.getAccountType(), currentAccount.getBeginningBalance(), currentAccount.getDeposits(), currentAccount.getWithdrawals(), currentAccount.getBalance(), currentAccount.getSumOfCreditCardAdvances(), " *"); } }//end class CheckingAccountsTestt

Originally Posted by p.bondam

hi,
I think the problem is the use of "CheckingAccount.getAccountType" etc. in different calls to System.out.printf .
all other parameters are "currentAccount.get..."
Try to change the first in the latter and try again.
bye,
peter