> A simple patch to call `Objects.requireNonNull(recv)` for an explicit null > receiver check rather than NPE thrown by `Object::getClass`. The message of > NPE generated by JEP 358 (Helpful NullPointerExceptions) is supposed to be > helpful but not in this case.
Mandy Chung has updated the pull request with a new target base due to a merge or a rebase. The incremental webrev excludes the unrelated changes brought in by the merge/rebase. The pull request contains six additional commits since the last revision: - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into JDK-8282776 - per feedback - Add exception message - Move the null check after isInstance check - Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/openjdk/jdk into JDK-8282776 - JDK-8282776: Bad NullPointerException message when invoking an interface MethodHandle on a null receiver ------------- Changes: - all: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7766/files - new: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7766/files/55c38cf8..5c1d777b Webrevs: - full: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=7766&range=04 - incr: https://webrevs.openjdk.java.net/?repo=jdk&pr=7766&range=03-04 Stats: 124526 lines in 1656 files changed: 92323 ins; 27724 del; 4479 mod Patch: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7766.diff Fetch: git fetch https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk pull/7766/head:pull/7766 PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7766