NullPointerException in HTMLComponent

[g.wo...@bangor.ac.uk]

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I'm getting the following stacktrace when I use the HTMLComponent. I realise this is deprecated but need to use it for its ability to allow me to have my own DocumentRequestHandler. Looking at the source its suggesting that a font variable is not initialised. Is this a bug or am I using the component incorrectly?

Thanks,

Graham

java.lang.NullPointerException

Rendering frame took too long 563 milliseconds

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.newLine(HTMLComponent.java:1872)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.newLineIfLastWasNotEmpty(HTMLComponent.java:1931)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.processTag(HTMLComponent.java:2944)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.rebuildPage(HTMLComponent.java:1757)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.documentReady(HTMLComponent.java:1143)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.streamReady(HTMLComponent.java:1058)

at uk.ac.bangor.sos.cayman.publicapp.SIRENpublic.WebWindow$2.resourceRequestedAsync(WebWindow.java:67)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.setPage(HTMLComponent.java:982)

at com.codename1.ui.html.HTMLComponent.setPage(HTMLComponent.java:891)

at uk.ac.bangor.sos.cayman.publicapp.SIRENpublic.WebWindow.<init>(WebWindow.java:71)

at uk.ac.bangor.sos.cayman.publicapp.SIRENpublic.WebWindow.showForm(WebWindow.java:36)

at uk.ac.bangor.sos.cayman.publicapp.SIRENpublic.ActMainMenu$2.actionPerformed(ActMainMenu.java:50)

at com.codename1.ui.util.EventDispatcher.fireActionEvent(EventDispatcher.java:349)

at com.codename1.ui.Button.fireActionEvent(Button.java:411)

at com.codename1.ui.Button.released(Button.java:442)

at com.codename1.ui.Button.pointerReleased(Button.java:530)

at com.codename1.ui.Form.pointerReleased(Form.java:2623)

at com.codename1.ui.Form.pointerReleased(Form.java:2559)

at com.codename1.ui.Component.pointerReleased(Component.java:3223)

at com.codename1.ui.Display.handleEvent(Display.java:2022)

at com.codename1.ui.Display.edtLoopImpl(Display.java:1067)

at com.codename1.ui.Display.mainEDTLoop(Display.java:996)

at com.codename1.ui.RunnableWrapper.run(RunnableWrapper.java:120)

at com.codename1.impl.CodenameOneThread.run(CodenameOneThread.java:176)

[Shai Almog]

I suggest rethinking that approach.
HTMLComponent is deprecated for a very good reason and has been for a while. It has a very good chance of being removed as it's inherently broken.

[Shai Almog]

FYI most of the advanced functionality can be done thru the JavaScript bridge in the browser component as well as the shouldNavigate API.