# Null-Check Elimination

> The ability to remove scattered null checks by substituting a benign do-nothing object.

Record: `lex:null-check-elimination`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Design Patterns Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/design-patterns-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-null-check-elimination

## category

- [Behavioral Patterns](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/behavioral-patterns.md)

## referenced-by

- [Null Object Pattern](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/null-object-pattern.md)