ThrowNull.java

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/*
 * @test
 * @bug 4328929 4872676
 *
 * @summary Verify that literal 'null' can be thrown, as its type is a
 * subtype of Throwable.
 *
 * @author maddox (cribbed from gbracha)
 *
 * @compile ThrowNull.java
 */

class ThrowNull {

    void foo() throws Throwable {
        throw(Throwable)  null;
    }


    void bar() {
        Object x = new Object() {
                {
                    if (true) throw null;
                }
            };
    }

}