>>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")
>

>
>>

Hi Paul,

thanks, but no, clientType is never null.