I am trying to add exception e in this ArrayList “returnObjRoleRecord” ArrayList is defined properly in above code, Here is my code where I am getting error:

catch(Exception e){
    e.printStackTrace();
    if(i>0){
     returnObjRoleRecord.add(e);
    }
    else{
     returnObjRoleRecord=e;
    }

I am getting this error: Typed variable declaration : Error in method invocation: Method add(java.lang.NullPointerException) not found in class'java.lang.NullPointerException'

Could anyone Please explain why it is trying to find .add() method in this class java.lang.NullPointerException