How to check if an argument is a player?

Like the title says.

I am using

Player p = Bukkit.getPlayer(args[1]);

But that returns an error if the string is not equal to a player

 

Off the top of my mind there are two ways to do this.

1. Use a try/catch
2. Check if the player == null

 

I thought about a try/catch but i want to send a player a message saying they didnt specify a real player.
Wouldnt checking if the player is null be too late as i would have already set the variable giving the error?

Maybe if i combined the 2 it would stop me receiving the error and give me a way to send the message

 

Nope.

Code:java

 
Player other = Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(args[0]);
 
                    if(other == null)
                    {
                        player.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED+"Error: Player "+ChatColor.YELLOW+args[0]+ChatColor.RED+" is not online");
                        return true;
                    }
 

Ignore bad spacing..

 

But i get "an internal error has occured"

Surely that is sent as soon as it trys this
Player other = Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(args[0]);

 

Surely nothing, it tells you where the NPE is show us the line you know it is coming from

 

If(Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(args[0])!=null) continue...

 

hehe i didnt check, i just assumed. The NPE is given after setting the variable. so i can easily just add a null check after it. Thanks guys.