Solved Config keys

I googled and browsed the forums but couldn't find the simplistic answer I wanted

Basically, I have a config that looks like this:

Code:

Messages:
    NoRemains: 'Unfortunately, you have not salvaged any remains'
    BowRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your bow'
    SwordRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your sword'
    PickaxeRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your pickaxe'
    AxeRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your axe'
    ShovelRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your shovel'
    HoeRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your hoe'
    HelmetRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your helmet'
    ChestplateRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your chestplate'
    LeggingsRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your Leggings'
    BootsRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your Boots'
    ShearsRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your shears'
    FishingRodRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your fishing rod'
    FlintAndSteelRemains: 'You have salvaged some items from your flint and steel'

My goal is to get those string values when I need them. I have tried many things such as,

Code:

getConfig().getConfigurationSection("Messages").getString("NoRemains");

Code:

getConfig().getString("Messages.NoRemains")

but it just returns a NullPointerException. I'm clearly doing something wrong Could someone explain to me how to get a specific value using Configuration Keys? I've never gotten around to figuring this out before

 

@2008Choco first at your main class you need

Code:

saveDefaultConfig();

second use this

Code:

getConfig().getString("Messages.NoRemains");

and at config you must kindly looks like this

Code:

Messages:
// two spaces
  NoPermission: //string

 

@raymart23 Thank you very much, but I am going to face palm. The first time I attempted this would have worked... but I brain farted and forgot to actually generate the configuration file in the first place.

Yes... I was that stupid.

Lol thanks for the help anyways, man. I had also put 4 spaces in my config so that would have hurt it was well

 

@2008Choco not a problem