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Savvy Admin "update object.relatedObject__r" caused "Attempt to de-reference a null object" error in Unit Test
Hi all,
The code is working. Just to make it in Production, I need to do proper unit test to make sure the code coverage is above 75%.
In the Controller Extension, I made a simple Page Refence to save the record and it uses "update object.relatedObject__r" to save the related object. Later in the Unit Test, it returns the error saying "Attempt to de-reference a null object". The update line is controlled by condition that when object.relatedObject__c == null, the update line would never be reached.
Therefore, I am sure that the object.relatedObject__c is not null. Then, I thought maybe some fields in the relatedObject are null, which might cause this error. Then I put content in all the fields in the relatedObject. However, the system still returns the error "Attempt to de-reference a null object".
How do I solve this problem? Is there a way to test on the "Update object.relatedObject__r" code?
Thanks a lot.
The code is working. Just to make it in Production, I need to do proper unit test to make sure the code coverage is above 75%.
In the Controller Extension, I made a simple Page Refence to save the record and it uses "update object.relatedObject__r" to save the related object. Later in the Unit Test, it returns the error saying "Attempt to de-reference a null object". The update line is controlled by condition that when object.relatedObject__c == null, the update line would never be reached.
Therefore, I am sure that the object.relatedObject__c is not null. Then, I thought maybe some fields in the relatedObject are null, which might cause this error. Then I put content in all the fields in the relatedObject. However, the system still returns the error "Attempt to de-reference a null object".
How do I solve this problem? Is there a way to test on the "Update object.relatedObject__r" code?
Thanks a lot.
Please make sure you properly initialized the object record.
if not, please intialise and then use
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Please make sure you properly initialized the object record.
if not, please intialise and then use
0down voteacceptSorry guys. I do not paste the code here because the code is too complicated that when you see a small chunk of code you will always want to see the larger picture to explain more. The test involves at least 5 major objects and some other supporting objects, which almost drove me crazy.
Now I am sure that the __r actually represents all the field of that related object. There should be no null field if I want to test on __r. In real execution, there wouldn't be any null field once the record is inserted ('' or 0 is not null). However, in testing, I have to manually add all the fields of that particular object. Further more, I have to focus on the objects structure to make sure the manual generation is correct and logical for the testing. For each of "object" and "relatedObject", I have more than 100 fields...
Anyway, I have sort of solved the problem and the part has been on Production now. I do suggest all testing have an initial function to prepare all the needed objects (although that might be the most complicated part in the unit test). If it is possible, I hope in the near future Salesforce can provide something like record generator for unit test usage.