Does new PathDasher(null) in Java really cause JVM to crash?
<p>Let's look at the following Java code.</p>

<pre><code>public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
    {
         PathDasher p = new PathDasher(null) ;
    }
}
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<p>When I tried the above code in Java 6, fetal errors detected as below.</p>

<pre><code>run:
#
# A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment:
#
#  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d9add45, pid=1588, tid=3808
#
# JRE version: 6.0_21-b07
# Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (17.0-b17 mixed mode, sharing windows-x86 )
# Problematic frame:
# V  [jvm.dll+0xfdd45]
#
# An error report file with more information is saved as:
# E:\Project\FunnyName\hs_err_pid1588.log
#
# If you would like to submit a bug report, please visit:
#   http://java.sun.com/webapps/bugreport/crash.jsp
#
Java Result: 1
BUILD SUCCESSFUL (total time: 0 seconds)
</code></pre>

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<p>Does it cause JVM to creah?</p>
