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Re: e==null? really?

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markspace wrote:
> bob smith wrote:
> > Is it possible to do this in Java?
> >
> > throw null;
> 
> 
> Yes. JLS:

Good place to get the final word, albeit with a bit of effort occasionally.

> <http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se7/html/jls-14.html#jls-14.18>
> 
> 
> "throw Expression ;
> 
> The Expression in a throw statement must denote either 1) a variable or 
> value of a reference type which is assignable (§5.2) to the type 
> Throwable, or 2) the null reference..."

Know. Don't guess. Read the JLS.

-- 
Lew

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e==null?  really? bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-07-13 07:18 -0700
  Re: e==null?  really? markspace <-@.> - 2012-07-13 07:29 -0700
    Re: e==null?  really? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-13 10:48 -0400
      Re: e==null?  really? markspace <-@.> - 2012-07-13 08:22 -0700
        Re: e==null?  really? Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-07-13 09:35 -0700
      Re: e==null?  really? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-13 13:11 -0700
        Re: e==null?  really? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2012-07-13 22:55 +0200
          Re: e==null?  really? "javax.swing.JSnarker" <gharriman@boojum.mit.edu> - 2012-07-13 17:01 -0400
    Re: e==null?  really? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-07-13 13:09 -0700
  Re: e==null?  really? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-13 12:09 -0700
    Re: e==null?  really? Daniele Futtorovic <da.futt.news@laposte-dot-net.invalid> - 2012-07-13 23:06 +0200
      Re: e==null?  really? Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-07-14 06:30 -0700

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