S2259 Null pointers should not be dereferenced: false positive

[Quentin (Quentin Jaquier)]

Hello @sbv

I invite you to have a look at this post, answering a similar issue:

[False Positive]A "NullPointerException" could be thrown;

versions used (SonarQube, Scanner, language analyzer) - SonarQube 8.9 Language - Java 8 Failing Rule - A “NullPointerException” could be thrown; minimal code sample to reproduce (with analysis parameter, and potential instructions to compile). try (Connection connection = jdbcTemplate.getDataSource()!=null ? jdbcTemplate.getDataSource().getConnection(): null;){ } This throws an error “A “NullPointerException” could be thrown; “getDataSource()” can return null.”. The null check is already i…

I hope it clarifies the situation.
Best,
Quentin