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package gimped;import java.sql.*;import java.util.*;//import java.lang.*;/** * @author benny * */public class ConnectionEngine {	public Connection connection;	public ConnectionEngine()	{	}	public Connection buildconnection(String connstring, String DBpackage)	throws SQLException	{		//onnection conn = null;		try{			Class.forName(DBpackage).newInstance();			connection = DriverManager.getConnection(connstring);		}		catch(InstantiationException inst)		{			System.out.println("Could not instantiate db connection");		}		catch(IllegalAccessException i)		{			System.out.println("ILLEGAL ACCESS CALLING THE POLICE");		}		catch(ClassNotFoundException c)		{			System.out.println("JDBC DRIVER NOT FOUND");		}		catch(SQLException e){			System.out.println("Could not connect to:" + connstring);			throw new SQLException();		}		return connection;	}	public List <String> gettables()	throws SQLException	{		List  <String>tables = null;		ResultSet rs = null;		try		{			DatabaseMetaData dbm = connection.getMetaData();			String types[] =  {"TABLE"};			rs = dbm.getTables(null, null, "", types);			int i = 0;			while(rs.next())			{				String table = rs.getString("TABLE_NAME");				//System.out.println(table); <- works just fin				//tables.add(table); <- fucking throws java.lang.NullPointerException				//System.out.println(tables.get(i));				i++;			}		} catch (NullPointerException n)		{			n.printStackTrace();		}		catch (SQLException e)		{			throw new SQLException();		}		finally		{			if(rs!=null)			{				try				{					rs.close();				} catch(SQLException e)				{				}			}		}		return tables;	}	public static void main(String[] args)	{	}}