Strange Null pointer exception case: ternary conditional operator not working with string concatenation

Question

StringBuffer sb=null;

// Some more logic that conditionally assigns value to the StringBuffer

// Prints Value=null
System.out.println(\"Value=\"+sb);

// Throws Nu         


        

Answer 1

The ternary operation bypasses the toString method on the null object, which is what is causing the NullPointerException.