[resolved] String-->BigDecimal conversion error

[Anonymous]

Hi All
found here :
https://community.talend.com/t5/Design-and-Development/DATA-TYPE-CONVERSION/td-p/81837
1. String-->BigDecimal
new java.math.BigDecimal(row1.columnName)
trying to do :
new java.math.BigDecimal(row1.price_txt)
in row1.price_txt (DB table) all values : '1234'
get error :
Exception in component tMap_1
java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.math.BigDecimal.<init>(Unknown Source)
at thinkbi_dev.j_context2_test_0_1.j_context2_test.tOracleInput_1Process(j_context2_test.java:1952)
at thinkbi_dev.j_context2_test_0_1.j_context2_test.runJobInTOS(j_context2_test.java:3268)
at thinkbi_dev.j_context2_test_0_1.j_context2_test.main(j_context2_test.java:3020)
Any ideas ?
1952 java code string
out1_tmp.p_bigdec = new java.math.BigDecimal(
row1.price_txt);

[Anonymous]

Hi,
Probably your String is null sometimes. To avoid an NPE you could use a structure like this:
row1.price_txt != null ? new java.math.BigDecimal(row1.proce_txt) : null;
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Arno

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Yes it was null- I forget to include it in query
though added maunally in scheme
So in DB table it was filled but Null in Talend