Description David R. MacIver 2007-02-20 17:16:06 EST

Build ID: M20060921-0945

Steps To Reproduce:
Compile and run this code:

package test;

public class Test {
	public static void main(String[] args){   
	    Boolean myBool = null;	
	    if (myBool){ }}}   	

This should throw a NullPointerException - in 14.9.1 of the JLS the execution of an if statement is defined to evaluate its test expression. When myBool is evaluated, it should dereference the null value and so throw an NPE.

Interestingly, if you replace "if (myBool) { }" with "if (myBool);" the code does throw an NPE.