I have the following code Boolean bool null try if bool DoSomething catch Exception e System out println e getMessage Why does my check up on the Boolean variable bool result in an exception Shouldn t it just jump right past the if statement when it sees that it isn t true When I remove the if statement or check up on if it s NOT null the exception goes away

Check if null Boolean is true results in exception

If you don't like extra null checks:

if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(value)) {...}

~ Answered on 2013-09-13 15:36:34