Java “?” Operator for checking null - What is it? (Not Ternary!)

Question

I was reading an article linked from a slashdot story, and came across this little tidbit:

Take the latest version of Java, which tries to make null-poi

Answer 1

Since Android does not support Lambda Functions unless your installed OS is >= 24, we need to use reflection.

// Example using doIt function with sample classes
public void Test() {
    testEntry(new Entry(null));
    testEntry(new Entry(new Person(new Name("Bob"))));
}

static void testEntry(Entry entry) {
    doIt(doIt(doIt(entry,  "getPerson"), "getName"), "getName");
}

// Helper to safely execute function 
public static  R doIt(T obj, String methodName) {
    try {
       if (obj != null) 
           return (R)obj.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(methodName).invoke(obj);
    } catch (Exception ignore) {
    }
    return null;
}

// Sample test classes
    static class Entry {
        Person person;
        Entry(Person person) { this.person = person; }
        Person getPerson() { return person; }
    }

    static class Person {
        Name name;
        Person(Name name) { this.name = name; }
        Name getName() { return name; }
    }

    static class Name {
        String name;
        Name(String name) { this.name = name; }
        String getName() {
            System.out.print(" Name:" + name + " ");
            return name;
        }
    }
}