title: Check if null Boolean is true results in exception
body: <p>I have the following code:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Boolean bool = null;
  
  try 
  {
      if (bool)
      {
          //DoSomething
      }                   
  } 
  catch (Exception e) 
  {
      System.out.println(e.getMessage());             
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Why does my check up on the Boolean variable "bool" result in an exception?
  Shouldn't it just jump right past the if statement when it "sees" that it isn't true?
  <strong>When I remove the if statement or check up on if it's NOT null, the exception goes away.</strong></p>