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String gotcha...

Posted by Alan Weeks on November 02, 2001 at 6:10 PM

But if

someArbitaryObject.getArbitaryValue();

returns null, then

someArbitaryObject.getArbitaryValue().toString();

will result in a NullPointerException.

• Stringing things along Matt Gerrans November 03, 2001 at 12:53 PM (0)