From a2ec638db89de2f9c1d148bdf4241e27920d8290 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Johnson <johnson.peter@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:05:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Java: Use empty string as default IP rather than null.

Using null can crash the JVM if initialize() is called before setIPAddress.
---
 java/src/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/networktables/NetworkTable.java | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/java/src/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/networktables/NetworkTable.java b/java/src/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/networktables/NetworkTable.java
index 64f44fc4f7..f65628d84b 100644
--- a/java/src/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/networktables/NetworkTable.java
+++ b/java/src/edu/wpi/first/wpilibj/networktables/NetworkTable.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class NetworkTable implements ITable, IRemote {
   private static boolean client = false;
   private static boolean running = false;
   private static int port = DEFAULT_PORT;
-  private static String ipAddress = null;
+  private static String ipAddress = "";
   private static String persistentFilename = "networktables.ini";
 
   private synchronized static void checkInit() {