NullPointerException help

[katenka5]

I am getting a NullPointerException error and I cannot see where it is. It points to line 19 but I can't find what's wrong.

import java.awt.*;
import java.lang.Object;

public class Algorithm {

	public static void main (String args[]) {
		
	int deletedLines = 0;
	
	Label place[][];
        		
	place = new Label[9][9];
	int counter=1;
	for (int i=0; i<9; i++)
	{
            for (int j=0; j<9; j++)
            {
    		place[i][j].setText(&quot;aa&quot;);
            }
        }
	
		
	// HORIZONTAL LINES SEARCH

	for (int i=0; i<9; i++)
	{
   	 	for (int j=0; j<5; j++)
    	{
			if (place[i][j].getText() == place[i][j+1].getText())
			{
				counter++; //counter = 2 here
				if (place[i][j+1].getText() == place[i][j+counter].getText())
				{
					counter++; //counter = 3 here
					if (place[i][j+counter].getText() == place[i][j+counter+1].getText())
					{
						counter++; //counter = 4 here
						if (place[i][j+counter].getText() == place[i][j+counter+1].getText())
						{
							counter++; //counter = 5 here
							// call the DeleteFromBoard function here
							deletedLines++;
							System.out.println(deletedLines);							
						}
						else counter=1;
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
	System.out.println(&quot;\n\n End of Program&quot;);
	
	
	}
	
}

 

[Leibnitz]

I think that you need to post your request to the "Java forum" in order to get an answer for that.

 

[tchouch]

// HORIZONTAL LINES SEARCH

for (int i=0; i<9; i++)
{
counter++; //counter can = 5 here too- You should reset it by each loop
for (int j=0; j<5; j++)
{
if (place[j].getText() == place[j+1].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 2 here
if (place[j+1].getText() == place[j+counter].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 3 here
if (place[j+counter].getText() == place[j+counter+1].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 4 here
if (place[j+counter].getText() ==
place[j+counter+1].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 5 here
// call the DeleteFromBoard function here
deletedLines++;
System.out.println(deletedLines);
}
else counter=1;
}
}
}
}
}

 

[tchouch]

I mean this thing:
// HORIZONTAL LINES SEARCH

for (int i=0; i<9; i++)
{
//counter can = 5 here too - You should reset it by each loop
for (int j=0; j<5; j++)
{
if (place[j].getText() == place[j+1].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 2 here
if (place[j+1].getText() == place[j+counter].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 3 here
if (place[j+counter].getText() == place[j+counter+1].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 4 here
if (place[j+counter].getText() ==
place[j+counter+1].getText())
{
counter++; //counter = 5 here
// call the DeleteFromBoard function here
deletedLines++;
System.out.println(deletedLines);
}
else counter=1;
}
}
}
}
}