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Hi Guys,

I have implemented a timer that parses a URL every 15min (the Timer task). An Object called ParsedExampleDataSet gets that data .

Now , whenever i try to retrieve that Object or a String=Object.toString() out of the runnable I get null pointer exception and fatal errors .

How Can i retrieve it ?Is there another implementation that i could try ? Why does getBaseContext() not work inside the runnable ?

Thanks a Lot

here is most of my code where i have a problem i also added two comments where my problem occurs

:)

 @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
            super.onCreate(icicle)
           final  TextView tv = new TextView(this);
            TimerTask scanTask;
            final Handler handler = new Handler();
            Timer t = new Timer();                  
                scanTask = new TimerTask() {
                    public void run() {
                            handler.post(new Runnable() {
                                    public void run() {
                                        URL url = null;
                                        try {
                                            url = new URL("http://www.eurosport.fr/");
                                        } catch (MalformedURLException e3) {

                                            e3.printStackTrace();
                                        }

                                        /* Get a SAXParser from the SAXPArserFactory. */
                                        SAXParserFactory spf = SAXParserFactory.newInstance();
                                        SAXParser sp;
                                        try {
                                            sp = spf.newSAXParser();
                                        } catch (ParserConfigurationException e2) {

                                            e2.printStackTrace();
                                        } catch (SAXException e2) {

                                            e2.printStackTrace();
                                        }

                                        /* Get the XMLReader of the SAXParser we created. */
                                        XMLReader xr = null;
                                        try {
                                            sp = spf.newSAXParser();
                                            xr = sp.getXMLReader();
                                        } catch (SAXException e1) {

                                            e1.printStackTrace();
                                        } catch (ParserConfigurationException e) {

                                            e.printStackTrace();
                                        }
                                        /* Create a new ContentHandler and apply it to the XML-Reader*/
                                        ExampleHandler myExampleHandler = new ExampleHandler();
                                        try {
                                            sp = spf.newSAXParser();
                                        } catch (ParserConfigurationException e1) {
                                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                                            e1.printStackTrace();
                                        } catch (SAXException e1) {
                                            // TODO Auto-generated catch block
                                            e1.printStackTrace();
                                        }
                                        xr.setContentHandler(myExampleHandler);

                                        /* Parse the xml-data from our URL. */
                                        try {
                                            xr.parse(new InputSource(url.openStream()));
                                        } catch (IOException e) {

                                            e.printStackTrace();
                                        } catch (SAXException e) {

                                            e.printStackTrace();
                                        }
                                        /* Parsing has finished. */

                                        /* Our ExampleHandler now provides the parsed data to us. */
                                        ParsedExampleDataSet parsedExampleDataSet =
                                                                                        myExampleHandler.getParsedData();

                                       System.out.println(parsedExampleDataSet.toString());

                                        tv.setText(parsedExampleDataSet.toString());


                                     Context context = this.getBaseContext(); 

 // I dont understand why inside the runnable getBaseContext() does not exist ???

    Bitmap mBitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(getResources(),
            R.raw.nature1)
        context.setWallpaper(mBitmap);


                                    }


                           });

                    }  };
                    // I want to retrieve ParsedExampleDataSEt here in order to use it  is it Possible ????



                    this.setContentView(tv);



                   long temps=1*15*1000;

                t.scheduleAtFixedRate(scanTask, 300,temps ); 
A: 

I think its because when you do -- Context context = this.getBaseContext() inside the TimerTask() class you are referring to a variable which is out of the scope of the class. Because TimerTask() doesn't subclass from ContextWrapper, it doesnt get the context directly. So, what you should do to get the context of the activity(hopefully! and not Application's context) is -- Context context = ParsedExampleDataSet.this.getBaseContext(); And that way you shouldn't probably get any null pointer exceptions.

bala singareddy