simple question about ref with object?? PLEASE HELP

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From: "giddy" <gidisrael@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 22 Nov 2006 08:45:28 -0800

ok i have a datagridview in my app and i have a function defined like
so:
public void FillColumns(ref DataGridView theDGV)

when i call it ... like this :
FillColumns(ref dataGridView2);

i get : Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

i dont get it , is'nt my datagridview defined in form.designer.cs????
-> private System.Windows.Forms.DataGridView dataGridView2;

PLEASE HELP ME OUT.. i need this in a hurry!

Thanks
Gideon

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