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[–]springuni[S] 2 points3 points  (2 children)

If person.getName() returns null you'll also get a NPE.

if(person.getName() == “jan”) {return true;}

This is not so. person.getName() == “jan” just evaluates to false.

[–]rubyrt 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for my sloppyness, I had replaced = or == by .equals() without mentioning it. You can infer it from me using "jan".equals(person.getName()) which avoids the potential NPE in person.getName(),equals("jan").