Integrated: generate null checks for intersections for which at least one component is null restricted

Vicente Romero vromero at openjdk.org
Mon Jan 12 17:37:31 UTC 2026


On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 23:35:35 GMT, Vicente Romero <vromero at openjdk.org> wrote:

> javac should generate a null check for code like:
> 
> 
> class Test {
>     public static void main(String... args) {
>         Object s = null;
>         Object o = (String & Runnable!) s; // NPE, cast
>     }
> }
> 
> the idea of the fix is to consider an intersection null restricted if at least one of its components is null restricted

This pull request has now been integrated.

Changeset: b0e093b8
Author:    Vicente Romero <vromero at openjdk.org>
URL:       https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/commit/b0e093b8b98c926e5322ad5b5ebcef767e17ab85
Stats:     18 lines in 2 files changed: 18 ins; 0 del; 0 mod

generate null checks for intersections for which at least one component is null restricted

Reviewed-by: mcimadamore

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PR: https://git.openjdk.org/valhalla/pull/1881


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