A NullPointerException is thrown in case of an attempt to dereference a null value. The dereference may be a function call, a read or write of a field, or an array access. An ANDROID.NPE error is reported for Android-specific null pointer dereference situations.

Example 1

17     protected void onCreate(Bundle bundle) {
18         super.onCreate(bundle);
19         setContentView(R.layout.note_layout);
20         final ImageView image = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.image);
21 
22         final String title = bundle.getString(TITLE);
23         setTitle(title);
24     }

ANDROID.NPE is reported for line 22 since 'bundle' might be null in the 'onCreate()' method due to the contract.

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Extension

This checker can be extended through the Klocwork knowledge base. See Tuning Java analysis for more information.