try-with-resources and null resource

[tom.hawtin at oracle.com]

On 27/01/2011 12:19, Gernot Neppert wrote:

> Actually, I think that Class.getResourceAsStream is a notable
> exception with its null-semantics.

Indeed. It's a broken design. How often do you think the check is done 
(followed by a reasonable [in]action) and how often just an NPE on use? 
A resource missing can be considered much the same as a missing class, 
so an unchecked exception would have done the ticket. That's the past, 
so long as we know it is a weirdity and don't copy it.

Tom