Index: C:/Naidu/Projects/eclipse/june_policy_workspace/apache/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/statements/actions/impl/AnchorMethodInvokeAction.java
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--- C:/Naidu/Projects/eclipse/june_policy_workspace/apache/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/statements/actions/impl/AnchorMethodInvokeAction.java	(revision 669804)
+++ C:/Naidu/Projects/eclipse/june_policy_workspace/apache/imperius-splcore/src/main/java/org/apache/imperius/spl/parser/statements/actions/impl/AnchorMethodInvokeAction.java	(working copy)
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@
 
 			// TO DO COMPARE RESULT WITH CONSTANT
 
+			if(result == null)
+				result = "";
 
-
 			return result;
 		}
 		catch (SPLException e)