Index: InstanceOfExpression.java
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RCS file: /home/eclipse/org.eclipse.jdt.core/compiler/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/ast/InstanceOfExpression.java,v
retrieving revision 1.39
diff -u -r1.39 InstanceOfExpression.java
--- InstanceOfExpression.java	23 Feb 2005 02:47:28 -0000	1.39
+++ InstanceOfExpression.java	22 Jun 2005 13:39:41 -0000
@@ -95,7 +95,9 @@
 	 * @see org.eclipse.jdt.internal.compiler.ast.Expression#tagAsUnnecessaryCast(Scope,TypeBinding)
 	 */
 	public void tagAsUnnecessaryCast(Scope scope, TypeBinding castType) {
-		scope.problemReporter().unnecessaryInstanceof(this, castType);
+		// null is not instanceof Type, recognize direct scenario
+		if (expression.resolvedType != NullBinding)
+			scope.problemReporter().unnecessaryInstanceof(this, castType);
 	}
 	public void traverse(ASTVisitor visitor, BlockScope scope) {