[SUREFIRE-2202] NullPointerException if super class meets specific condition

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.1.2
• Fix Version/s: 3.2.0, 3.2.1
• Component/s: TestNG support

Language

Java

• Assignee: Michael Osipov
• Reporter: Javier A. Ortiz
• Created: 13/Oct/23 14:56
• Updated: 16/Oct/23 20:01
• Resolved: 15/Oct/23 16:13

Description

Code is throwing a NPE when clazz.getSuperClass() returns null on the previous iteration.

As per the JavaDocs:

If this {@code Class} represents either the {@code Object} class, an interface, a primitive type, or void, then null is returned.

Current code doesn't handle this case.

Issue Links

• links to: GitHub Pull Request #673