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NullPointerException

public class NullPointerException
extends RuntimeException

java.lang.Object
   ↳ java.lang.Throwable
     ↳ java.lang.Exception
       ↳ java.lang.RuntimeException
         ↳ java.lang.NullPointerException


Thrown when an application attempts to use null in a case where an object is required. These include:

  • Calling the instance method of a null object.
  • Accessing or modifying the field of a null object.
  • Taking the length of null as if it were an array.
  • Accessing or modifying the slots of null as if it were an array.
  • Throwing null as if it were a Throwable value.

Applications should throw instances of this class to indicate other illegal uses of the null object. NullPointerException objects may be constructed by the virtual machine as if Throwable#Throwable(String, Throwable, boolean, boolean).

Summary

Public constructors

NullPointerException()

Constructs a NullPointerException with no detail message.

NullPointerException(String s)

Constructs a NullPointerException with the specified detail message.

Inherited methods

Public constructors

NullPointerException

public NullPointerException ()

Constructs a NullPointerException with no detail message.

NullPointerException

public NullPointerException (String s)

Constructs a NullPointerException with the specified detail message.

Parameters
s String: the detail message.