Hi everyone,

I am getting a NullPointerException and I have no idea why. Here is a simplified version of the code:

global class batch_class  implements Database.Batchable < Sobject >
{

	global Id idOne; 
	global Id idTwo;
	global id idThree;
	global string query;
	
    global batch_class() {
    query='SELECT case.CreatedDate, case.Score__c, case.OwnerId, case.A_name__c, case.RecordTypeId, case.Origin FROM Case WHERE case.Origin = \'Email\' LIMIT 200';
    }
    
    global database.Querylocator start(Database.Batchablecontext ch) {
        return Database.getQueryLocator(query);
    }

    global void execute(Database.Batchablecontext ch, list<Case> list_Case) 
    {
		list<RecordType> list_rd=[select RecordType.Name, Id from RecordType where name=:'Name One' or name=:'Name Two'];
		for(RecordType loopRd:list_rd)
		{
			if(loopRd.Name=='Name One')
			{
				idOne=loopRd.Id;
			}else if(loopRd.Name=='Name Two')
			{
				idTwo=loopRd.ID;
			}
		}
		for(case loop_case:list_Case)
		{
			if(loop_case.RecordTypeId==idOne)
			{
				// do stuff .. 
			}
			else if(loop_case.RecordTypeId==idTwo)
			{
				if((loop_case.A_name__c=='Blah')||(loop_case.A_name__c=='One & Two')||(loop_case.A_name__c=='Another')||(loop_case.A_name__c=='Yes No'))
				{
					system.debug('>>Inside A case<>>> Agency name'+loop_case.A_name__c);
					loop_case.Score__c=loop_case.Score__c+2;
				}	 
			}
		}
	}  
    
    global void finish(Database.BatchableContext ch) {
        System.debug('<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>End >>>>>>>>>>>>>');
    }

}

 and the test case:

@isTest
private class batch_clas_TESTT {
    static testMethod void tClass() {

    User U = [SELECT Id FROM User WHERE Name = 'user U'];
     RecordType rType2 =[select Name, Id from RecordType where name='nameOne' LIMIT 1];
    RecordType rType1 =[select Name, Id from RecordType where name='nameTwo' LIMIT 1];
    List<Case> testCases = new List<Case>();
    
    Case caseR = new Case(Origin = 'Email', OwnerId=U.Id, Case_Type__c = 'blah', A_name__c = 'Blah', recordType = rType1, recordTypeId = rType1.Id);
    testCases.add(caseR);
    
    Case caseN = new Case(Origin = 'Email', OwnerId=U.Id, Case_Type__c = 'blah blah', A_name__c = 'Blah', recordType = rType2, recordTypeId = rType2.Id);
    testCases.add(caseN);
    
    insert testCases;
    
    Test.StartTest();
    
    batch_class bcs = new batch_class();
    Database.executeBatch(bcs, 200);
    
    Test.StopTest();    
    }
}

 I keep getting the null pointer exception for line 38, where it checks for case.A_name__c, however, I get to line 42 before it stops. I can see the debug statement at line 40, which debugs the correct value .. Any ideas? Thanks