Github user twalthr commented on the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/flink/pull/1880#issuecomment-209985501
Because @yjshen's code example only applies if the null check is enabled.
If not, there is no additional `isNull` field. So every operation needs a valid
return value that is used in the following operations otherwise default.
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