Clarification on Ternary Shortenings involving Null in Java

Question

This site: Information on the null constant in Java states that the following two statements are synonymous:

if(PossibleNullVariable!=null)PossibleNullVariable.Action();
PossibleNullVariable!.Action();

Also, This site: Information on avoiding null checks in Java states that these two statements are synonymous:

String str = getStringMayBeNull()!=null?getStringMayBeNull():"";
String str = getStringMayBeNull() ?: “”;

Could I please get some clarification please? Thank you for your time. (:

You might be interested in [JSR 334](http://jcp.org/aboutJava/communityprocess/final/jsr334/index.html) (Project Coin), which are the minor improvements to the language. — Dave Newton, Nov 24 '11 at 23:19
If you actually read the websites you linked, your question answers itself. — Evan Mulawski, Nov 24 '11 at 23:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 24 '11 at 23:15

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Both of those are suggestions given by the authors of the articles as better ways of dealing with null. Neither are currently in Java.

answered Nov 24 '11 at 23:15

Rodney Gitzel

Thanks, I guess I didn't notice that when reading. Makes sense that I couldn't find any other documentation of the subject. – KiwiStrongis Dec 05 '11 at 05:33

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