Uses of Class java.lang.NullPointerException (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-07-22

## Uses of Class
java.lang.NullPointerException

- Packages that use NullPointerException
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.awt | Contains all of the classes for creating user interfaces and for painting graphics and images.
  java.awt.print | Provides classes and interfaces for a general printing API.
  javax.management | Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
  org.xml.sax.helpers | This package contains "helper" classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

- - ### Uses of NullPointerException in java.awt

    Methods in java.awt that throw NullPointerException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | SplashScreen.`setImageURL(URL imageURL)` Changes the splash screen image.

  - ### Uses of NullPointerException in java.awt.print

    Methods in java.awt.print that throw NullPointerException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract void` | PrinterJob.`setPageable(Pageable document)` Queries `document` for the number of pages and the `PageFormat` and `Printable` for each page held in the `Pageable` instance, `document`.

  - ### Uses of NullPointerException in javax.management

    Methods in javax.management that throw NullPointerException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static ObjectName` | ObjectName.`getInstance(String name)` Return an instance of ObjectName that can be used anywhere an object obtained with `new ObjectName(name)` can be used.

  - ### Uses of NullPointerException in org.xml.sax.helpers

    Methods in org.xml.sax.helpers that throw NullPointerException
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Parser` | ParserFactory.`makeParser()` Deprecated. Create a new SAX parser using the `org.xml.sax.parser' system property.

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