Index: C:/harmony/trunk_0427/modules/nio/src/main/java/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java =================================================================== --- C:/harmony/trunk_0427/modules/nio/src/main/java/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java (revision 419837) +++ C:/harmony/trunk_0427/modules/nio/src/main/java/java/nio/ByteBuffer.java (working copy) @@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ ByteBuffer orderImpl(ByteOrder byteOrder) { if (byteOrder == null) { - throw new NullPointerException(); + return this; } order = byteOrder == ByteOrder.BIG_ENDIAN ? Endianness.BIG_ENDIAN : Endianness.LITTLE_ENDIAN;