A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
Using the ternary operator to assign a value to an Integer variable results in a Nullpointer exception. If one part of this operator is a Optional.ofNullable((Integer)null).orElse(null) call, execution of this assignment will result in an exception.

STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
Compiling the given source code and execute it with "java OptionalTest"

EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
Variable i been assigned value null.
ACTUAL -
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
        at OptionalTest.main(OptionalTest.java:6)


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import java.util.Optional;

public class OptionalTest {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    final Integer i = false ? 0 : Optional.ofNullable((Integer)null).orElse(null);
  }

}

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CUSTOMER SUBMITTED WORKAROUND :
Using a if/else construct instead of a ternary operator will not result in this exception.