package codetoanalyze.java.harness; import android.app.Activity; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.View; import android.widget.Button; public class FindViewByIdActivity extends Activity { private MyView mView; @Override public void onCreate(Bundle b) { mView = (MyView) findViewById(-1); // replacing the above line with this reveals the bug // mView = new MyView(this.getApplicationContext()); Button btn = new Button(this.getApplicationContext()); Button.OnClickListener listener = new Button.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View v) { // oops! what if I get nulled out later? mView.toString(); } }; btn.setOnClickListener(listener); } @Override public void onDestroy() { mView = null; } }