[BCEL-297] Possible NPE in override implementation of Object.equals

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 6.3.1
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Mark Roberts
• Created: 10/Oct/17 17:59
• Updated: 11/Feb/19 15:27
• Resolved: 11/Feb/19 15:27

Description

classfile/JavaClass.java:
classfile/Field.java:
classfile/Constant.java:
classfile/Method.java:
generic/FieldGen.java:
generic/MethodGen.java:

all define a bcelComparator that overrides Object.equals. However, they will throw a null pointer exception for myConstant.equals(null) instead of returning false. This non-standard behavior should either be corrected or documented.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #20
• links to: GitHub Pull Request #20