FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.5.0"
Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment, Standard Edition (build 1.5.0-b64)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0-b64, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
If ProxySelector is set to null then it appears that no effort is made to get an http connection in HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(...). This results in a null pointer exception when the method attempts to get the http outputstream.


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
See attached source code.

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
make a direct connection when ProxySelector = null
ACTUAL -
Null Pointer Exception

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
java.lang.NullPointerException
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.plainConnect(HttpURLConnection.java:773)
at sun.net.www.protocol.http.HttpURLConnection.connect(HttpURLConnection.java:661)
at HTTPTest.main(HTTPTest.java:15)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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import java.net.ProxySelector;
import java.net.URLConnection;
import java.net.URL;

public class HTTPTest {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
ProxySelector.setDefault(null);

String url = "http://java.sun.com/";
URL location = new URL(url);
URLConnection con = null;
con = location.openConnection();
try {
con.connect();
} catch (NullPointerException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
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