Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)
Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134670942
Author: Y. Daniel Liang
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9.5, Problem 9.5.3CP

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NullPointerException:

  • It is a RuntimeException which is thrown when a program tries to use an object reference that has the “null” value (a special value assigned to an object).
  • In other words a NullPointerException occurs when a null reference variable is used to access the members of an object.

These also include:

  • Modifying or accessing a null object’s field...

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Introduction to Java Programming and Data Structures, Comprehensive Version (11th Edition)

Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 9.5.5CPCh. 9.5 - What is wrong in the following code? 1. class Test...Ch. 9.5 - Prob. 9.5.7CPCh. 9.6 - Prob. 9.6.1CPCh. 9.6 - Prob. 9.6.2CPCh. 9.6 - Which packages contain the classes Date, Random,...Ch. 9.7 - Suppose the class F is defined in (a). Let f be an...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 9.7.2CPCh. 9.7 - Can you invoke an instance method or reference an...Ch. 9.9 - Prob. 9.9.1CPCh. 9.9 - Prob. 9.9.2CPCh. 9.9 - In the following code, radius is private in the...Ch. 9.10 - Prob. 9.10.1CPCh. 9.10 - Show the output of the following program: public...Ch. 9.10 - Show the output of the following code:Ch. 9.10 - Prob. 9.10.4CPCh. 9.11 - What is wrong in the following code? 1public class...Ch. 9.12 - If a class contains only private data fields and...Ch. 9.12 - If all the data fields in a class are private and...Ch. 9.12 - Is the following class immutable? public class A {...Ch. 9.13 - What is the output of the following program?...Ch. 9.14 - Prob. 9.14.2CPCh. 9.14 - Prob. 9.14.3CPCh. 9 - (The Rectangle class) Following the example of the...Ch. 9 - (The Stock class) Following the example of the...Ch. 9 - (Use the Date class) Write a program that creates...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.4PECh. 9 - (Use the GregorianCa1endar class) Java API has the...Ch. 9 - (Stopwatch) Design a class named StopWatch. The...Ch. 9 - (The Account class) Design a class named Account...Ch. 9 - (The Fan class) Design a class named Fan to...Ch. 9 - (Geometry: n-sided regular polygon) In an n-sided...Ch. 9 - Prob. 9.10PECh. 9 - (Algebra: 2 2linear equations) Design a class...Ch. 9 - (Geometry: intersecting point) Suppose two line...Ch. 9 - (The Location class) Design a class named Location...
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