An unhandled exception of type 'System.NullReferenceException' occurred 1

[PWD]

Good afternoon, I am trying to learn VB.NET and have downloaded a 'hangman' project but it errors when it gets to the line

WrongGuessesLabel.Text = "Wrong Guesses: "

Variable 'WrongGuessesLabel' is used before it has been assigned a value. A null reference exception could result at runtime.

So I know where the problem is but don't know how to overcome it.

I've tried

Public WrongGuessesLabel As Label

to no avail.

Apologies if this seems like the most basic [no pun] of errors to overcome but it's extremely frustrating to fall at the first hurdle like this.

Many thanks,
DÇ$

 

[MarkSweetland]

Dim WrongGuessesLabel As Label
WrongGuessesLabel = [COLOR=#EF2929]New[/color] Label
WrongGuessesLabel.Text = ...

Mark

"You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle."
- Bill Peterson, a Florida State football coach

 

[PWD]

Hi Mark, I think I'd tried "New" when I was at work on Monday but had put it all in one line. Many thanks for this. I think the sample code is flawed in many ways but at least I got to play - and lose!!!

Many thanks,
DÇ$