- public static void main(String s[]) throws Exception
- {
- // we are just asserting that it is safe to do instanceof on an object that is null.
- // let's test that theory.
- instance_of tony = new instance_of();
- Object fred = tony.cogitate(); // will produce null.
- if (fred instanceof List<?>) {
- throw new Exception("that should not have happened!");
- } else {
- System.out.println("told us null is not an instance of List, which is correct.");
- }
-
- }
+ public Object cogitate()
+ {
+ return null;
+ }
+
+ public static void main(String s[]) throws Exception
+ {
+ // we are just asserting that it is safe to do instanceof on an object that is null.
+ // let's test that theory.
+ instance_of tony = new instance_of();
+ Object fred = tony.cogitate(); // will produce null.
+ if (fred instanceof List<?>) {
+ throw new Exception("FAILURE! fred should not be instance of List<?> ! null is an instance of something!");
+ } else {
+ System.out.println("told us null is not an instance of List, which is correct.");
+ }
+ }