title: Why does Java have a "NullPointerException" when there are no pointers in Java?
body: <p>Why do I get an exception called <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/lang/NullPointerException.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><code>NullPointerException</code></a> if in Java there is no such concept as a pointer?</p>