title: Keep getting NullPointerException when reading file
body: <p>This is my method here:</p>
  
  <pre><code>private void trackPrinter(){
  
      File file = new File("track.txt");
      String absolutePath = file.getAbsolutePath();
      String filePath = absolutePath;
  
      try {
  
  
      FileReader readerT = new FileReader(filePath);
      BufferedReader brT = new BufferedReader(readerT);
      jTextArea2.read(brT, null);
      brT.close();
      jTextArea2.requestFocus();
      } catch(Exception e) { JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, e);
      }
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've tried many different ways to pass the file in but each time it throws a NullPointerException. if i use jfilechooser the method works fine, except i want the file to open and read on start up.</p>