FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
openjdk version "1.8.0_72"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_72-b16)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.72-b16, mixed mode)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Linux ba96c78ec986 3.10.0-327.10.1.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue Feb 16 17:03:50 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Null pointer exception for System.out.print

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
public class HelloWorld
{
  // arguments are passed using the text field below this editor
  public static void main(String[] args)
  {
    OtherClass myObject = new OtherClass();
    System.out.print(myObject);
  }
}

// you can add other public classes to this editor in any order
class OtherClass
{
  private String message;
  private boolean answer = false;
  public OtherClass()
  {
    //message = "Why, " + input + " Isn't this something?";
  }
  public String toString()
  {
    return message;
  }
}


EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
It should print null same like System.out.println
ACTUAL -
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.io.Writer.write(Writer.java:157)
        at java.io.PrintStream.write(PrintStream.java:525)
        at java.io.PrintStream.print(PrintStream.java:683)
        at HelloWorld.main(HelloWorld.java:7)

ERROR MESSAGES/STACK TRACES THAT OCCUR :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at java.io.Writer.write(Writer.java:157)
        at java.io.PrintStream.write(PrintStream.java:525)
        at java.io.PrintStream.print(PrintStream.java:683)
        at HelloWorld.main(HelloWorld.java:7)

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
check for null while overriding toString()