Name: mgC56079 Date: 06/08/99



Javadoc for System.setProperties(Properties) says:
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If the argument is null, then the current set of system properties is forgotten
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Javadoc for System.getProperties() says:
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If there is no current set of system properties, a set of system properties is
first created and initialized.
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Javadoc for System.getProperty(String) says:
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If there is no current set of system properties, a set of system properties is
first created and initialized in the same manner as for the getProperties
method.
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But no creation and initialization happens.

----------------------Test.java
import java.util.Properties;
public class Test {

  public static void main(String [] argv) {
    System.setProperties((Properties)null);
    System.getProperties().containsKey("java.version");
  }

}
----------------------Output
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at Test.main(Test.java, Compiled Code)
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