java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'int java.lang.Object.hashCode()' on a null object reference

[AkanshChoudhary]

Getting this error when Navigating from breaking news screen to article screen

[Fr4nc1e]

Getting this error when Navigating from breaking news screen to article screen

Same issue, have you fixed this?

[Fr4nc1e]

I have solved this by rewriting the hashCode() function like this. I hope it can help you and anyone else.

package com.mvvm.newspaper.model

import androidx.room.Entity
import androidx.room.PrimaryKey
import java.io.Serializable

@Entity(
    tableName = "articles"
)
data class Article(
    @PrimaryKey(autoGenerate = true)
    var id: Int? = null,
    val author: String,
    val content: String,
    val description: String,
    val publishedAt: String,
    val source: Source,
    val title: String,
    val url: String,
    val urlToImage: String
) : Serializable {

    override fun hashCode(): Int {
        var result = id.hashCode()
        if (content.isEmpty()) {
            result = 31 * result + content.hashCode()
        }
        return result
    }

    override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
        if (this === other) return true
        if (javaClass != other?.javaClass) return false

        other as Article

        if (id != other.id) return false
        if (author != other.author) return false
        if (content != other.content) return false
        if (description != other.description) return false
        if (publishedAt != other.publishedAt) return false
        if (source != other.source) return false
        if (title != other.title) return false
        if (url != other.url) return false
        if (urlToImage != other.urlToImage) return false

        return true
    }
}
```
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