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[Rek]

Hi all, I've encountered a very odd problem. I've been using the ParseJSON() method for several months now, and I've never had any problems with it. Today, a JSON request I make regularly began failing. Specifically, its parsing objects as functions, which causes the app to crash when the it attempts to access members of the "function".

SOLVED: Turns out I had a function with the same name as a local variable. Oops!

[TheEndless]

Can you provide the error message and stack trace?

[Rek]

"TheEndless" wrote:
Can you provide the error message and stack trace?

Sure thing:

'Dot' Operator attempted with invalid BrightScript Component or interface reference. (runtime error &hec) in ...source/Screens/Movies.brs(126)

126:                 m.Log("PopulateData", "type(movie.plot): "+type(movie.plot))
Backtrace:
Function $anon_27429() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/HODAAAo0PEjy/pk...source/Screens/Movies.brs(126)
Function $anon_27428() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/HODAAAo0PEjy/pk...source/Screens/Movies.brs(45)
Function createscreen(screentype As ) As Boolean
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/HODAAAo0PEjy/pkg:/source/Screens/AbstractScreen.brs(198)
Function main() As 
   file/line: /tmp/plugin/HODAAAo0PEjy/pkg:/source/appMain.brs(62)

Local Variables:
global   &h0020 rotINTERFACE:ifGlobal
m        &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=6
genres   &h0080 Invalid val:invalid
genremap &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=1
items  &h0010 bsc:roArray, refcnt=1
api      &h4010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=3
response &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=2
movie    &h0010 bsc:roAssociativeArray, refcnt=2
titlenamemap &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
progress &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
i        &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
item     &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
newprogress &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
imageid  &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
image    &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
sorttitle &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
pieces   &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
firstletter &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
genre    &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
tmptitles &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
key      &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
itemlist &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized
genreobj &h0000 <uninitialized> val:Uninitialized

[TheEndless]

Do you have a function named "movie" somewhere in your code?

[Rek]

"TheEndless" wrote:
Do you have a function named "movie" somewhere in your code?

Doh! That was it. Thanks 🙂