>Hi,
>
>I'm drawing a blank on how to do this. I am passing a parameter into a method and wish to trim any blanks from the parameter.
>
>This is my code:
>
>
private void SetClientTypeDisplay(string clientType)
> {
> if (clientType.Trim() == "Company")
> {
> this.pnlCompany.Visible = true;
>
>But I get a runtime error: "Object reference not set to an object instance."
>
>What's the correct syntax to do this?
It just sounds like clientType may be null in some cases. Maybe just change the code to something like this:
if (clientType != null && clientType.Trim() == "Company")
>