Can you encounter a NullPointerException in Kotlin?

In Kotlin, you can encounter a NullPointerException, even though the language is designed for safe handling of nulls. This can happen in the following cases:

• When using the !! operator, which explicitly tells the compiler that the value is not null, but if it is null — a NullPointerException will be thrown.
• When interacting with Java code, where null-safety is not guaranteed.
• In some cases related to reflection or low-level operations.

Example:

val s: String? = null
println(s!!.length) // will throw NullPointerException

Therefore, despite the built-in type system with null-safety, NullPointerException exceptions are possible in Kotlin and require caution.