import com.maplesoft.openmaple.*;

import com.maplesoft.externalcall.MapleException;

class Example

{

    public static void main( String notused[] ) throws MapleException

    {

        String mapleArgs[];

        Engine engine;

        Algebraic a1, a2;

        mapleArgs = new String[1];

        mapleArgs[0] = "java";

        engine = new Engine( mapleArgs, new EngineCallBacksDefault(),

                null, null );

        a1 = engine.evaluate( "1:" );

        if ( a1.isNULL() )

        {

            System.out.println( "NULL" );

        }

        else

        {

            System.out.println( "Not NULL" );

        }

        a1 = engine.evaluate( "NULL:" );

        if ( a1.isNULL() )

        {

            System.out.println( "NULL" );

        }

        else

        {

            System.out.println( "Not NULL" );

        }

    }

}

Not NULL

NULL