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"java.lang.NullPointerException" Is Returned when Using the -permstat Option of the 'jmap' Utility on Java SE 8 (Doc ID 2433946.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 05, 2025

Applies to:

Java SE JDK and JRE - Version 8 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

With Java SE 8, a "java.lang.NullPointerException" is returned when using the -permstat option of the jmap command to print statistics for the objects in the permanent generation.

 

Cause

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