null -> "" for Text search items

diff --git a/source/mircoders/search/TextSearchTerm.java b/source/mircoders/search/TextSearchTerm.java
index c64145c..04c9f13 100755 (executable)
--- a/source/mircoders/search/TextSearchTerm.java
+++ b/source/mircoders/search/TextSearchTerm.java
@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@
  * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
  *
  * In addition, as a special exception, The Mir-coders gives permission to link
- * the code of this program with  any library licensed under the Apache Software License, 
- * The Sun (tm) Java Advanced Imaging library (JAI), The Sun JIMI library 
- * (or with modified versions of the above that use the same license as the above), 
- * and distribute linked combinations including the two.  You must obey the 
- * GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than 
- * the above mentioned libraries.  If you modify this file, you may extend this 
- * exception to your version of the file, but you are not obligated to do so.  
+ * the code of this program with  any library licensed under the Apache Software License,
+ * The Sun (tm) Java Advanced Imaging library (JAI), The Sun JIMI library
+ * (or with modified versions of the above that use the same license as the above),
+ * and distribute linked combinations including the two.  You must obey the
+ * GNU General Public License in all respects for all of the code used other than
+ * the above mentioned libraries.  If you modify this file, you may extend this
+ * exception to your version of the file, but you are not obligated to do so.
  * If you do not wish to do so, delete this exception statement from your version.
  */
 
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ public class TextSearchTerm extends SearchTerm{
   }
 
   public void index(Document doc, Entity entity){
-    doc.add(Field.Text(matchField,entity.getValue(partOfEntity)));
+    String value =entity.getValue(partOfEntity);
+
+    if (value==null) value="";
+
+    doc.add(Field.Text(matchField,value));
   }
 
   public void indexValue(Document doc, String value){