# TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/277584>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [December 14, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/277584 "2008-12-14T07:37:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![jp1239](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ad7895/32.png) [@jp1239](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jp1239)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/typeerror-error-1009-cannot-access-a-property-or-method-of-a-null-object-reference/277584/1 "2008-12-14T07:37:26Z")

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var lois\_req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("mailto:address@comcast.net");

contact\_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, navlink);  
function navlink(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
gotoAndStop(“contact”);  
}

loismail.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loislink);  
function loislink(event:MouseEvent):void  
{  
navigateToURL(lois\_req, “\_blank”);  
}