NullPointerExeption when I get an OfflinePlayer display name

Hello! When I try to get an Offline Player display name or first join or latest join it return null pointer exception!!!

Code:

Code:java

Player infoed = (Player) Bukkit.getServer().getPlayer(
                                args[0]);
OfflinePlayer p = (OfflinePlayer) infoed;
                                        sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "IGN: "
                                + infoed.getDisplayName());
                        sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "First Joined: "
                                + ChatColor.GREEN
                                + new Logorizer(p.getFirstPlayed()).toString());
                        sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.GOLD + "Last Joined: "
                                + ChatColor.GREEN
                                + new Logorizer(p.getLastPlayed()).toString());

 

Could you show us the full stack trace?

 

HeavyMine13 Use Bukkit#getOfflinePlayer(), Bukkit#getPlayer() will return null if the Player isn't online.

 

xTigerRebornx
In that case he would have just done:

Code:java

OfflinePlayer infoed = Bukkit.getServer().getOfflinePlayer(args[0]);

am I right?

 

FabeGabeMC yes
HeavyMine13 be wary of the fact that it could block the main thread (due to the fact that it will use HTTP to fetch the UUID)

 

That would be nice, but no - a player has to have connected to the server previously for Bukkit to have information on them. If they haven't connected the returned player name is null.

 

_LB it will attempt to get an uuid from the mojang servers, and since you already use the name with getOfflinePlayer, you will never get a null value.

 

That's not my experience at all, what CB version are you testing with?

 

_LB I refer to the latest source as found on github

 

I figure out where we were confused - I fetch OfflinePlayers by UUID in my code, I didn't realize fetching by name would grab their UUID. Sorry for the confusion.

 

hmm, im using Player then Offline player cz i need its displayname which is a player method

It needs to be a Player for some methods...

Sorry for the weird alignment of this text, console of mcprohosting

EDIT by Moderator: merged posts, please use the edit button instead of double posting.

 

HeavyMine13

What do you have on line 52?

 

HeavyMine13 you cannot use Player when they are offline, since that is null -> NPE

 

Solution for this? I NEED Player to get some important info!

 

HeavyMine13 if the player is not online, you cannot get a Player object, simple as that. Just store the data you need in a Map when they quit, or use OfflinePlayer. What kind of data do you need anyway?