Description Ian Robertson 2007-03-16 20:33:25 EDT

If a previously null variable is set in a finally block, the compiler's null reference check remains convinced that the variable is null:

public class NullBugTest {

  public void foo() {
    Object object = null;
    try {
    }
    finally {
      object = Object.class.getClass();
      // The following line of code warns:
      //   The variable object can only be null; it was either set to null or checked for null when last used
      object.getClass();
    }
  }
}