What JDK/JRE is that?  The Sun Java6 API doc still
says it should return "null".  Whatta bitch.

-Matt

--- Martijn Kruithof <j...@kruithof.xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Doubted it, checked it and it returned
> NullPointerException.
> 
> D:\>type Test.java
> public class Test
> {
> public static void main(String[] args)
> {
> System.out.println(String.valueOf(null));
> }
> }
> 
> D:\>java Test
> Exception in thread "main"
> java.lang.NullPointerException
>         at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)
>         at java.lang.String.valueOf(Unknown Source)
>         at Test.main(Test.java:6)
> 
> br Martijn
> 
> Matt Benson schreef:
> > I always thought String.valueOf(null) returned
> "null".
> >  Was I on crack?
> >
> > -Matt
> >
> > P.S.  Good to see you committing, Martijn...
> >
> > --- j...@apache.org wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> Author: jkf
> >> Date: Sat Jan 31 17:10:50 2009
> >> New Revision: 739577
> >>
> >> URL:
> >> http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=739577&view=rev
> >> Log:
> >> Original toString would always throw a NPE.
> >>
> >> Modified:
> >>    
> >>
> >>     
> >
>
ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/property/NullReturn.java
> >   
> >> Modified:
> >>
> >>     
> >
>
ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/property/NullReturn.java
> >   
> >> URL:
> >>
> >>     
> >
>
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/property/NullReturn.java?rev=739577&r1=739576&r2=739577&view=diff
> >   
> >
>
==============================================================================
> >   
> >> ---
> >>
> >>     
> >
>
ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/property/NullReturn.java
> >   
> >> (original)
> >> +++
> >>
> >>     
> >
>
ant/core/trunk/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/property/NullReturn.java
> >   
> >> Sat Jan 31 17:10:50 2009
> >> @@ -33,6 +33,6 @@
> >>       * {...@inheritdoc}
> >>       */
> >>      public String toString() {
> >> -        return String.valueOf(null);
> >> +        return "null";
> >>      }
> >>  }
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>     
> >
> >
> >
> >       
> >
> >
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