public void m1(Integer f) {
    ...
}

public void m1(Float f) {
    ...
}

public void main() {
    m1(null); // error: the method m1(Integer) is ambiguous for the type Main
    m1((Integer) null); // success
}

Integer i = null;
Object o1 = (Object) i;
Float f = null;
Object o2 = (Object) f;
System.out.println(o1 == o2); // prints true

// in short:
System.out.println(((Object) ((Integer) null)) == ((Object) ((Float) null))); // prints true

class A {
    public static void hello() { System.out.println("Hello World"); }

    public static void main(String... args) {
        A a = null;
        a.hello();
        System.out.println("a is an A is " + (a instanceof A)); // prints false.
    }
}

Integer a = null;
Double  b = null;

m1((Integer) null);

Integer i = null;
(Integer)null