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Hello people,

I found a program on internet that reads 2 text files "maze.txt" and "randomMaze.txt" in which we can find *, space, S (for start) and E (for end). It resolves this maze by using DFS algorithm.

My problem is that it does not run, it says there is a NullPoint exception error. Can you fix for me the problem please ? Here is the code:

import java.awt.*;

import java.awt.event.*;

import javax.swing.*;

import java.io.*;

import java.util.Random;



class Maze extends JFrame 

{

	public static void main(String args[])

	{

		Maze f= new Maze();

		f.setBounds(150,50,500,500);

		f.setVisible(true);	

	}







	int maze[][];						//save the maze

	Point mouse=new Point();			//the position of the mouse

	

	jpMainPanel mp=new jpMainPanel();         //the firstMaze panel 

	jpRandomPanel rp=new jpRandomPanel();     //the randomMaze panel

		

	



	JButton jbDFS=new JButton("DFS");                 //the Buttons

	JButton jbBFS=new JButton("BFS");

	JButton jbASTAR=new JButton("A*");

	JButton jbNewState=new JButton("New State");

	JButton jbIDS=new JButton("IDS");

	

	JLabel jlPart1=new JLabel("Part I");              //the Labels

	JLabel jlPart2=new JLabel("Part II");

	

	Random rand;

	

	public Maze()                                 //the constructor of maze class

	{

		super("AI assignment");

		                                             

	

		JPanel jpCtrlBar=new JPanel();             //GUI setting

		jpCtrlBar.setLayout(new FlowLayout());

        

        jpCtrlBar.add(jlPart1);

		jpCtrlBar.add(jbDFS);

		jpCtrlBar.add(jbBFS);

		jpCtrlBar.add(jbASTAR);

		jpCtrlBar.add(jlPart2);

	    jpCtrlBar.add(jbNewState);

		jpCtrlBar.add(jbIDS);

		getContentPane().setLayout(new BorderLayout());

		getContentPane().add(mp, BorderLayout.CENTER);





        getContentPane().add(jpCtrlBar, BorderLayout.SOUTH);

		mp.setBackground(Color.WHITE);





		

		

		                                           //set the listener

		this.addWindowListener(

			new WindowAdapter(){

				public void windowClosing(WindowEvent evt) {

					mp=null;

                	System.exit(0);

            	}

			}

		);



  	  

  	  

  	  jbBFS.addActionListener(

  	  	  new ActionListener()

             { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

           	 {       jbBFSActionPerformed(event);

           	 }

           	 }

           	 );

  	  	  

  	  

	  jbDFS.addActionListener(

           	 new ActionListener()

           	 { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

           	 {       jbDFSActionPerformed(event);

           	 }

           	 }

           	 );

           	 

	  jbASTAR.addActionListener(

	  	 new ActionListener()

           	 { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

           	 {       jbASTARActionPerformed(event);

           	 }

           	 }

           	 );

           	 

      jbIDS.addActionListener(

	  	 new ActionListener()

           	 { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

           	 {       jbIDSActionPerformed(event);

           	 }

           	 }

           	 );   	 

      jbNewState.addActionListener(

	  	 new ActionListener()

           	 { public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

           	 {       jbNewStateActionPerformed(event);

           	 }

           	 }

           	 );   	 

	

		initGame();                             

	}

	

	

	public void initGame()                      //load firstMaze

	{

		

		getMaze();

	    getContentPane().add(mp, BorderLayout.CENTER);

		mp.setMaze(maze);

		mp.setMouse(mouse);

		jbDFS.setEnabled(true);

		jbBFS.setEnabled(true);

		jbASTAR.setEnabled(true);

		jbIDS.setEnabled(true);

		jbNewState.setEnabled(true);

		mp.setVisible(true);

		rp.setVisible(false);

        mp.repaint();

	}

	

    public void initRandomGame()               //load second random Maze

    {    getRandomMaze();

         getContentPane().add(rp, BorderLayout.CENTER);

         rp.setBackground(Color.WHITE);

         rp.setMaze(maze);

         rp.setMouse(mouse);

         jbDFS.setEnabled(true);

		 jbBFS.setEnabled(true);

		 jbASTAR.setEnabled(true);

		 jbIDS.setEnabled(true);

		 jbNewState.setEnabled(true);

         rp.repaint();

    }

	

	

	

	public void getMaze()                     //get the maze from the text file

	{

		String s[]=new String[20];

		int line_num=0;

		

		

		try{

			BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new FileReader("maze.txt"));

			for (int i=0;i<s.length;i++){

				s[i]=br.readLine();

				if (s[i] !=null) 

				  line_num++;

				else break;

			}

		}catch (Exception e){}

		

	

		maze=new int[line_num+2][s[0].length()+2];

		

	

		for (int i=0; i<maze.length; i++)

			for (int j=0; j<maze[0].length; j++)

			{

				if (i==0 || i==line_num+1) 

				  maze[i][j]=1;			//up and down

				else if (j==0 || j==s[0].length()+1) 

				  maze[i][j]=1;	//right and left

				else if (s[i-1].charAt(j-1)=='*') 

				  maze[i][j]=1;	//wall

				else if (s[i-1].charAt(j-1)=='S'){					//starter

					mouse.setLocation(j,i);

					maze[i][j]=10;

				}

				else if (s[i-1].charAt(j-1)=='E') 

				    maze[i][j]=11;	//end

				    

				else maze[i][j]=0;									//road

			}

	}

	  

	  

	  public void getRandomMaze()             //get maze from another text file 

	  {   	String s[]=new String[20];

		int line_num=0;

		Random rand = new Random();

	    int n =0, m=0;

	    

		try{

			BufferedReader br=new BufferedReader(new FileReader("randomMaze.txt"));

			for (int i=0;i<s.length;i++){

				s[i]=br.readLine();

				if (s[i] !=null) 

				  line_num++;

				else break;

			}

		}catch (Exception e){}

		

		

		maze=new int[line_num+2][s[0].length()+2];

		



		for (int i=0; i<maze.length; i++)

			for (int j=0; j<maze[0].length; j++)

			{

				if (i==0 || i==line_num+1) 

				  maze[i][j]=1;			//up and down

				else if (j==0 || j==s[0].length()+1) 

				  maze[i][j]=1;	//right and left

				else if (s[i-1].charAt(j-1)=='*') 

				  maze[i][j]=1;	//wall

				//else if (s[i-1].charAt(j-1)=='S'){		//starter

				//	mouse.setLocation(j,i);

				//	maze[i][j]=10;

				//}

				//else if (s[i-1].charAt(j-1)=='E') 

				  //  maze[i][j]=11;	//end

				else maze[i][j]=0;	//road

				

				  

			}

			   do{

			

			      m = rand.nextInt(10);

				  n = rand.nextInt(10);

				  //System.out.println(m+1);

				  //System.out.println(n+1);

				 } 

				  while (s[m].charAt(n)=='*' || s[n].charAt(m)=='*');

				 

				  mouse.setLocation(n+1,m+1);

				  maze[m+1][n+1]=10;

				   

				  

				  do{

			

			      m = rand.nextInt(10);

				  n = rand.nextInt(10);

				  //System.out.println(m+1);

				  //System.out.println(n+1);

				 } 

				  while (s[m].charAt(n)=='*' || s[n].charAt(m)=='*');

				  

				  maze[m+1][n+1]=11;

				  

				

		          

										 

			

	  }

	  

	  

	  

	  

	  

	  

	  

	  

	

	  public void jbDFSActionPerformed(ActionEvent event) 

	  {       initGame();

	          DepthFirstSearch dfs=new DepthFirstSearch();

              jbDFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbBFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbASTAR.setEnabled(false);

			  jbIDS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbNewState.setEnabled(false);

	          dfs.start();

	  }

	           

      public void jbBFSActionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

      {       initGame();

              BreadthFirstSearch bfs=new BreadthFirstSearch();

              jbDFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbBFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbASTAR.setEnabled(false);

			  jbIDS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbNewState.setEnabled(false);;

	           bfs.start();

      }

      

      public void jbASTARActionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

      {       initGame();

              ASTAR astar=new ASTAR();

              jbDFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbBFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbASTAR.setEnabled(false);

			  jbIDS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbNewState.setEnabled(false);

			  astar.start();

        }

        

      public void jbIDSActionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

      {       IterativeDeepSearch ids=new IterativeDeepSearch();

              jbDFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbBFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbASTAR.setEnabled(false);

			  jbIDS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbNewState.setEnabled(false);

			  ids.start();

         }

         

      public void jbNewStateActionPerformed(ActionEvent event)

      {       NewState newstate=new NewState();

              mp.setVisible(false);

              initRandomGame();

              rp.setVisible(true);

              jbDFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbBFS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbASTAR.setEnabled(false);

			  jbIDS.setEnabled(false);

			  jbNewState.setEnabled(false);

			  newstate.start();

      }

 

 

 

 

 class BreadthFirstSearch extends Thread                  //BFS class

 {      

 public void run()

       {    findExit();

       }

       

   public boolean findExit()

       {  	//till the end

		if (maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]==11){

			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog((Component)null," ^-^  Reach the goal","Game Over",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

            initGame();

            return true;

            

		}

		

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=50;		//mark has visited

		

		//delay

		try{

			Thread.sleep(500);

		}

		catch (Exception e){}

		

	

		

	

		

		//right

		if (step(1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x--;

		

	     

		

	     up

		if (step(0,-1))

		if (findExit()==true)

			return true;

		else mouse.y++;	

	

		

		//down

		if (step(0,1))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.y--;

			

		

		

		//can not find the exit

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=51;			//mark it is not through

		return false;

       }

       	

       	public boolean step(int x,int y)

	{

		int target=maze[mouse.y+y][mouse.x+x];

		if (target ==0 || target ==11 || target ==10){

			mouse.x+=x;

			mouse.y+=y;

			repaint();

			

			return true;

		}

		else

			return false;	

	}

 }

 

 

 

 

      

 class DepthFirstSearch extends Thread                   //DFS class 

{  

	public void run()

	{

		findExit();

	}

	

	public boolean findExit()

	{

		//till the end

		if (maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]==11){

				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog((Component)null," ^-^  Reach the goal","Game Over",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

            initGame();

            return true;

            

		}

		

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=50;		//mark has visited

		

		//delay

		try{

			Thread.sleep(500);

		}

		catch (Exception e){}

		

		//down

		if (step(0,1))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.y--;

			

	

		

		//right

		if (step(1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x--;

		

		

		

		//can not find the exit

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=51;			//mark it is not through

		return false;

	}

	

	public boolean step(int x,int y)

	{

		int target=maze[mouse.y+y][mouse.x+x];

		if (target ==0 || target ==11 || target ==10){

			mouse.x+=x;

			mouse.y+=y;

			repaint();

			

			return true;

		}

		else

			return false;	

	}

    }

    

  class IterativeDeepSearch extends Thread            //IDS class

{  

	public void run()

	{

		findExit();

	}

	

	public boolean findExit()

	{

		//till the end

		if (maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]==11){

				JOptionPane.showMessageDialog((Component)null," ^-^  Reach the goal","Game Over",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

           initRandomGame();

            return true;

            

		}

		

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=50;		//mark has visited

		

		//delay

		try{

			Thread.sleep(500);

		}

		catch (Exception e){}

		

		

		

		

			//left

		if (step(-1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x++;

			

			

	//right

        	if (step(1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x--;

		

	//up

	    if (step(0,-1))

		if (findExit()==true)

			return true;

			else mouse.y++;	

		

		//down

		if (step(0,1))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.y--;

		

		

		

		//can not find the exit

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=51;			//mark it is not through

		return false;

	}

	

	public boolean step(int x,int y)

	{

		int target=maze[mouse.y+y][mouse.x+x];

		if (target ==0 || target ==11 || target ==10){

			mouse.x+=x;

			mouse.y+=y;

			repaint();

			

			return true;

		}

		else

			return false;	

	}

    }  

 

    

 class ASTAR extends Thread                       //A* search class

 {      

 public void run()

       {    findExit();

       }

       

   public boolean findExit()

       {  	//till the end

		if (maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]==11){

			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog((Component)null," ^-^  Reach the goal","Game Over",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

            initGame();

            return true;

            

		}

		

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=50;		//mark has visited

		

		//delay

		try{

			Thread.sleep(500);

		}

		catch (Exception e){}

		

	

		

	

	

		

		//right

		if (step(1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x--;

		

	    	//down

		if (step(0,1))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.y--;

			

	     

	

	

		

		//can not find the exit

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=51;			//mark it is not through

		return false;

       }

       	

       	public boolean step(int x,int y)

	{

		int target=maze[mouse.y+y][mouse.x+x];

		if (target ==0 || target ==11 || target ==10){

			mouse.x+=x;

			mouse.y+=y;

			repaint();

			

			return true;

		}

		else

			return false;	

	}

 }

    

    

   class NewState extends Thread                //get a new state and implement a DFS 

 {      

   public void run()

       {    

             findExit();

       }

       

   public boolean findExit()

       {  	//till the end

		if (maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]==11){

			JOptionPane.showMessageDialog((Component)null," ^-^  Reach the goal","Game Over",JOptionPane.INFORMATION_MESSAGE);

            initRandomGame();

            return true;

            

		}

		

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=50;		//mark has visited

		

		//delay

		try{

			Thread.sleep(500);

		}

		catch (Exception e){}

		

	

		

	

	

		//down

		if (step(0,1))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.y--;

			

	

		

		//right

		if (step(1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x--;

		

	

		

		

			//left

		if (step(-1,0))

			if (findExit()==true)

				return true;

			else mouse.x++;

			

			

				//up

		if (step(0,-1))

		if (findExit()==true)

			return true;

			else mouse.y++;	

		

		//can not find the exit

		maze[mouse.y][mouse.x]=51;			//mark it is not through

		return false;

       }

       	

       	public boolean step(int x,int y)

	{

		int target=maze[mouse.y+y][mouse.x+x];

		if (target ==0 || target ==11 || target ==10){

			mouse.x+=x;

			mouse.y+=y;

			repaint();

			

			return true;

		}

		else

			return false;	

	}

 }

 

class jpMainPanel extends JPanel                    //the first Maze panel

{

	int maze[][];

	Point mouse;

	

	///let the main draw gui program get the maze setting

	public void setMaze(int arry[][])

	{

		this.maze=arry;

	}

	

	///let the main draw gui program get the mouse position

	public void setMouse(Point arg)

	{

		mouse=arg;

	}

	

	///main draw gui program

	public void paintComponent(Graphics g)

	{

		super.paintComponent(g);

		

		int stuff=100;

		//draw the maze

		for (int i=1;i<maze.length-1;i++)

			for (int j=1;j<maze[i].length-1;j++){

				if (maze[i][j]==1){

					//wall

					g.drawString("*",j*20+stuff,i*20+stuff);

				}

				else if (maze[i][j]==0){

					//road

				}

				else if (maze[i][j]==10){

					//starter

				}

				else if (maze[i][j]==11){

					//end

					g.setColor(new Color(0,255,0));

					g.drawString("O",j*20+stuff,i*20+stuff);

					g.setColor(new Color(0,0,0));

				}

				else{}

			}

		

		//draw the position of the mouse

		g.setColor(new Color(0,0,255));

		g.drawString("O",mouse.x*20+stuff,mouse.y*20+stuff);

		g.setColor(new Color(0,0,0));

	}

}

class jpRandomPanel extends JPanel                //the second maze panel

{

	int maze[][];

	Point mouse;

	

	///let the main draw gui program get the maze setting

	public void setMaze(int arry[][])

	{

		this.maze=arry;

	}

	

	///let the main draw gui program get the mouse position

	public void setMouse(Point arg)

	{

		mouse=arg;

	}

	

	///main draw gui program

	public void paintComponent(Graphics g)

	{

		super.paintComponent(g);

		

		int stuff=100;

		//draw the maze

		for (int i=1;i<maze.length-1;i++)

			for (int j=1;j<maze[i].length-1;j++){

				if (maze[i][j]==1){

					//wall

					g.drawString("*",j*20+stuff,i*20+stuff);

				}

				else if (maze[i][j]==0){

					//road

				}

				else if (maze[i][j]==10){

					//starter

				}

				else if (maze[i][j]==11){

					//end

					g.setColor(new Color(0,255,0));

					g.drawString("O",j*20+stuff,i*20+stuff);

					g.setColor(new Color(0,0,0));

				}

				else{}

			}

		

		//draw the position of the mouse

		g.setColor(new Color(0,0,255));

		g.drawString("O",mouse.x*20+stuff,mouse.y*20+stuff);

		g.setColor(new Color(0,0,0));

	}

}



}

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