object Test { def len(x: Array[String]): Unit = x.length def load(x: Array[String]): Unit = x(0) def newarray(i: Int): Unit = new Array[Int](i) def check(x: => Any) = try { x; sys.error("failed to throw NPE!") } catch { case _: NullPointerException => } def checkNegSize(x: => Any) = try { x; sys.error("failed to throw NegativeArraySizeException!") } catch { case _: NegativeArraySizeException => } def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = { check(len(null)) // bug: did not NPE check(load(null)) checkNegSize(newarray(-1)) } }