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  1. /* package whatever; // don't place package name! */
  2.  
  3. import java.util.*;
  4. import java.lang.*;
  5. import java.io.*;
  6.  
  7. /* Name of the class has to be "Main" only if the class is public. */
  8. class Ideone
  9. {
  10. public static void main (String[] args) throws java.lang.Exception
  11. {
  12. List<Object> a = new ArrayList<>();
  13.  
  14. System.out.printf("list == null : %s %n", a == null);
  15. System.out.printf("list.isEmpty : %s %n", a.isEmpty());
  16.  
  17. List<Object> b = null;
  18.  
  19. System.out.printf("list == null : %s %n", b == null);
  20. try {
  21. System.out.printf("list.isEmpty : %s %n", b.isEmpty());
  22. } catch(Exception e) {
  23. System.out.printf("list.isEmpty : %s %n", e.getClass().getName());
  24. }
  25. }
  26. }
Success #stdin #stdout 0.04s 711168KB
stdin
Standard input is empty
stdout
list == null : false 
list.isEmpty : true 
list == null : true 
list.isEmpty : java.lang.NullPointerException