class Item
{
  int value;
}

fn maybe_item(bool create) Item
{
  if (create)
    return new Item;

  return null;
}

Item empty = maybe_item(false);
Item present = maybe_item(true);
if (empty == null && present != null)
  printline("null handling passed");
else
{
  printline("null handling failed");
  exit(1);
}