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