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While ``++null++`` is technically a valid ``++Boolean++`` value, that fact, and the distinction between ``++Boolean++`` and ``++boolean++`` is easy to forget. So returning ``++null++`` from a ``++Boolean++`` method is likely to cause problems with callers' code.
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== Noncompliant Code Example
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[source,java]
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public Boolean isUsable() {
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// ...
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return null; // Noncompliant
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}
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----
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== See
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* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476[MITRE, CWE-476] - NULL Pointer Dereference
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* https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/aDdGBQ[CERT, EXP01-J.] - Do not use a null in a case where an object is required
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ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
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'''
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== Implementation Specification
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(visible only on this page)
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include::message.adoc[]
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endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]
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