FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>ver

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>java -version
java version "1.6.0_24"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_24-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 19.1-b02, mixed mode, sharing)

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>ver

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

C:\Documents and Settings\Jon>

EXTRA RELEVANT SYSTEM CONFIGURATION :
Eclipse IDE 3.6.2

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The code snippet below breaks (see error message).



ACTUAL -
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at TestThree.main(TestThree.java:19)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

---------- BEGIN SOURCE ----------
import java.util.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.lang.*;

public class TestThree {

public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner in = new Scanner(System.in);
System.out.print ("What's your name nigger?");
String name = in.nextLine();
String firstName = in.next();

System.out.print("How old are you nigger?");
int age = in.nextInt();

System.out.print("Hello, " + name + ", next year you will be " + (age + 1) + " years old.");

Console cons = System.console();
char[] passwd = cons.readPassword("Password :");
String password = null;
for (char eachCharacter : passwd)
{
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
builder.append(eachCharacter);
password = builder.toString();
}

System.out.println("Password keyed in: " + password);
}

}

---------- END SOURCE ----------

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Use in.nextLine() to read the password.