Java 14

Elavarasan PK — May 16, 2023 in Java 14

Java 14 – Helpful NullPointerException

Java 14 introduces NullPointerException with helpful information in case -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages flag is passed to JVM.

Example

Consider the following example −

ApiTester.java

public class APITester {
   public static void main(String[] args) {
      String message = null;
      System.out.println(message.length());
   }   
}

Old Way: Compile and Run the program

$javac APITester.java
$java APITester

Output

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
   at APITester.main(APITester.java:6)

New Way: Compile and Run the program with new Flag

$javac APITester.java
$java -XX:+ShowCodeDetailsInExceptionMessages APITester

Output

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot invoke "String.length()" because "<local1>" is null
   at APITester.main(APITester.java:6)

About the Author: Elavarasan PK

Technical Specialist, Intersoft Data Labs