what is the use of Null is Java ?

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Q1. what is the use of Null is Java ?

Ans. whenever a reference is created in Java without assigning the object

like

String str;

It get's assigned to null. So null provides a temporary memory location which any reference can point to till an appropriate object is assigned. Moreover it denotes that nothing has been assigned yet and hence provides a check in many cases.

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