NullPointer on p:inputMask

[fiktion]

I am trying to use an p:inputMask for a SSN but I keep getting this when I hit the search button. The error I get is below.

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java.lang.NullPointerException
       org.primefaces.component.inputmask.InputMaskRenderer.getConvertedValue(InputMaskRenderer.java:101)

This is what my code looks like, it is pretty basic

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 <h:panelGroup layout="block" rendered="#{myBean.item == 'searchSSN'}">
           <h:panelGroup layout="block" id="ssn">
                 <h:outputText value="SSN: " />
                 <p:inputMask id="inputSSN" mask="999-99-9999" />
           </h:panelGruop>
   </h:panelGroup>

  <h:panelGroup layout="block">
       <p:commandButton value="Search" update="results" />
  </h:panelGroup>

  <h:panelGroup id="results">
       <h:panelGroup>
            <h:outputText value="#{myBean.results}" />
       </h:panelGroup>
  </h:panelGroup>

[callahan]

Hi,

The p:inputMask tag is being used without a value attribute.

[keess]

The strange thing is that when you use a p:inputText you will not get a NullPointerException. As it works now it is hard to create a prototype for a customer since every field with a mask needs to be backed by a managed bean.
Success, kees.

[Martijn Baels]

I agree, it would be nice if some check in the code is added to prevent this NullPointer. Other components with the same problem already got a fix for the issue (see related postings in the forum). It just makes the code less fragile and helps to get these components stable in any situation (with value/without value, with backing bean/without a backing bean, nested as part of a composite component, and so on).

[ydarcin]

Hi,

just created the issue.

http://code.google.com/p/primefaces/iss ... il?id=1823

will be fixed in 3.0

Yigit

[cagatay.civici]

This is fixed now!

http://code.google.com/p/primefaces/iss ... il?id=1823

[ydarcin]

it was quick ... as usual

[Martijn Baels]

That's the spirit. Thanks guys!