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package java.lang;

/**

 * Thrown when an application attempts to use <code>null</code> in a

 * case where an object is required. These include:

 * <ul>

 * <li>Calling the instance method of a <code>null</code> object.

 * <li>Accessing or modifying the field of a <code>null</code> object.

 * <li>Taking the length of <code>null</code> as if it were an array.

 * <li>Accessing or modifying the slots of <code>null</code> as if it

 *     were an array.

 * <li>Throwing <code>null</code> as if it were a <code>Throwable</code>

 *     value.

 * </ul>

 * <p>

 * Applications should throw instances of this class to indicate

 * other illegal uses of the <code>null</code> object.

 *

 * @author  unascribed

 * @since   JDK1.0

 */

public

class NullPointerException extends RuntimeException {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 5162710183389028792L;

    /**

     * Constructs a <code>NullPointerException</code> with no detail message.

     */

    public NullPointerException() {

        super();

    }

    /**

     * Constructs a <code>NullPointerException</code> with the specified

     * detail message.

     *

     * @param   s   the detail message.

     */

    public NullPointerException(String s) {

        super(s);

    }

}