JasperException.........somebody help me pease!!!!

I have been getting this exception since ever and till now I couldnt solve the problem.......

org.apache.jasper.JasperException: Exception in JSP: /index.jsp:20

17:

18:

19: <%-- create an instance of List, then retrieve SubjectNames --%>

20: <%List subjNames = accessDB.getSubjectName(); %>

21: <%-- make list accessible to page --%>

22: <% request.setAttribute("subjNames", subjNames); %>

23:

Stacktrace:

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:504)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:393)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

org.netbeans.modules.web.monitor.server.MonitorFilter.doFilter(MonitorFilter.java:368)

root cause

java.lang.NullPointerException

org.AccessDB.getSubjectName(AccessDB.java:58)

org.apache.jsp.index_jsp._jspService(index_jsp.java:70)

org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:97)

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:332)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:314)

org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:264)

javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)

org.netbeans.modules.web.monitor.server.MonitorFilter.doFilter(MonitorFilter.java:368)

[1693 byte] By [alphamja] at [2007-11-27 8:03:56]
# 1
This error comes up because of the problem in JSP and related classes, Please send me your complete source code, I will try--aMiT Pandyaamitpandya75@gmail.com
aMiTa at 2007-7-12 19:46:08 > top of Java-index,Enterprise & Remote Computing,Web Tier APIs...
# 2
Hi,Null pointer exception means your Collection List SubjectNames does not contain any thing .that is a empty List.Check your Action class or servlet where you are retrieving records from data base. debug your code and check your SubjectNames List
rakeshjenaa at 2007-7-12 19:46:08 > top of Java-index,Enterprise & Remote Computing,Web Tier APIs...