I'm trying to create an event but I get a NullReferenceException

Question

I want to create an event in C# but I'm getting this error:

An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred in shei graii.exe

Additional information: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Server code:

public class mobile
{
    public delegate void chargeEvent();
    public event chargeEvent sampleEvent;

    private byte _charge;

    public byte charge
    {
        set
        {
            _charge = value;
            if (_charge <= 15)
            {
                sampleEvent(); // the error line
            }
        }
    }
}

Client code:

mobile mob = new mobile();

mob.charge = 14;

mob.sampleEvent += new mobile.chargeEvent(input);

Input code:

public void input()
{
    MessageBox.Show("battery low");
}

what u mean by this sampleEvent(); // the error line? Do you mean invoking the event? — Amjad S., Feb 12 '22 at 18:26
`sampleEvent?.Invoke();`. Maybe pass the current value as parameter (changing the delegate's declaration). — Jimi, Feb 12 '22 at 19:14
Does this answer your question? [What is a NullReferenceException, and how do I fix it?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4660142/what-is-a-nullreferenceexception-and-how-do-i-fix-it) — Dour High Arch, Feb 12 '22 at 19:35

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 12 '22 at 19:20

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You get the NullReference error because you try to invoke the event before setting it. So try this instead:

mobile mob = new mobile();

mob.sampleEvent += new mobile.chargeEvent(input);

mob.charge = 14;

This is as far as we can go with the limited code you provided.

answered Feb 12 '22 at 19:20

Ricardo González

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that worked,thanks! – mahdi noroozi Feb 13 '22 at 05:37

I'm trying to create an event but I get a NullReferenceException

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