Is there option that this can be null?

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Can “this” ever be null in Java?

I have thread with thic code:

  @Override
  public void run() {
    try {
      process();
    } finally {
      Factory.close(this);
    }
  }

is there option that this can be null ?

Factory could be null... – PearsonArtPhoto Nov 20 '12 at 11:03 — PearsonArtPhoto, Nov 20 '12 at 11:03

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 20 '12 at 11:03

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is there option that this can be null

No. this reference cannot be null. It will always point to the Thread instance currently executing that code.

answered Nov 20 '12 at 11:03

Rohit Jain

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 20 '12 at 11:05

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No nothing is at least wrong here. THIS is never null in JAVA. May be your problem is somewhere else. Try to submit more code

answered Nov 20 '12 at 11:05

Festus Tamakloe

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 20 '12 at 11:05

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this cannot be null anywhere in Java, null means it points to no object, (it's just a junk variable). this means, in the object, you are now implementing, it should point to itself.

answered Nov 20 '12 at 11:05

Mordechai

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Is there option that this can be null?

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