ApplicationDispatcher exception
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Whenever I try to redirect to a certain page using this dispatch method that is called from my doGet method, I get the following exception. I have no idea why!
account controller servlet
protected void dispatch(HttpServletRequest request,
            HttpServletResponse response, String page)
            throws javax.servlet.ServletException, java.io.IOException {
        RequestDispatcher dispatcher = getServletContext()
                .getRequestDispatcher(page);
        try {
            dispatcher.forward(request, response);
        } catch (java.lang.NullPointerException e) {
            System.out.println("NullPointerException: attribute expected in view");
        }
    }
Error msg
    java.lang.NullPointerException
        org.apache.jasper.JasperException: java.lang.NullPointerException
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.handleJspException(JspServletWrapper.java:502)
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:430)
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:313)
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:260)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
        controller.AccountController.dispatch(AccountController.java:91)
        controller.AccountController.doExecute(AccountController.java:72)
        controller.AccountController.doGet(AccountController.java:34)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
    java.lang.NullPointerException
        org.apache.jsp.content.edit_jsp._jspService(edit_jsp.java:109)
        org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:70)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:388)
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:313)
        org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:260)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)
        controller.AccountController.dispatch(AccountController.java:91)
        controller.AccountController.doExecute(AccountController.java:72)
        controller.AccountController.doGet(AccountController.java:34)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:617)
        javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:717)