System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object
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  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4660142/what-is-a-nullreferenceexception-in-net">What is a NullReferenceException in .NET?</a>
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<p>I am using the following code.</p>

<pre><code>public partial class SectionControls_SingleBanners : SectionControlBaseClass
{
    private SingleBanners _section;

    protected void Page_PreRender(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        updateViews();

        if (RssCapable(this._section.GetType()) &amp;&amp; _section.BannersEntries.Rows.Count &gt; 0)  {
</code></pre>

<p>So here on this code I am getting the error</p>

<pre><code>this._section.GetType();
</code></pre>

<p>How can this problem be fixed?</p>
