Since Java 14, Java improved the usability of NullPointerExceptions generated by the JVM by describing precisely which variable was null. Before Java 14, the error messages for NullPointerExceptions look like below. It only gives the File name and line number. From Java 14, as part of JEP(JDK Enhancement Proposal) 358, the null pointer exception messages were … Continue reading Improved Java NullPointerExceptions – JEP 358 , Since Java 14.