• Trevor Parscal (20/20) Jun 01 2005 How should i go about checking to see if a pointer is set?
• Sean Kelly (5/15) Jun 01 2005 if(foo == null) works just fine, though it could cause problems with tem...
• zwang (4/24) Jun 01 2005 You've answered your own question.
• pragma (4/19) Jun 01 2005 Have you tried the 'is' operator?

Trevor Parscal <trevorparscal hotmail.com> writes:

How should i go about checking to see if a pointer is set?

I can set a pointer to null, and also to point to something. So how do I 
check if it is null or not?

int* foo = null;
int bar = 5;
foo = &bar;

if(foo == null)
{
	// don't use it
}
else
{
	// use it
}

I have tried several things, nothing works so far..

-- 
Thanks,
Trevor Parscal
www.trevorparscal.com
trevorparscal hotmail.com

Sean Kelly <sean f4.ca> writes:

In article <d7kfom$1p4q$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Trevor Parscal says...
How should i go about checking to see if a pointer is set?

I can set a pointer to null, and also to point to something. So how do I 
check if it is null or not?

int* foo = null;
int bar = 5;
foo = &bar;

if(foo == null)
{
	// don't use it
}

if(foo == null) works just fine, though it could cause problems with template
code (since comparing a class reference to null can cause an access violation).
The alternate that always works is if(foo).


Sean

zwang <nehzgnaw gmail.com> writes:

Trevor Parscal wrote:
 How should i go about checking to see if a pointer is set?
 
 I can set a pointer to null, and also to point to something. So how do I 
 check if it is null or not?
 
 int* foo = null;
 int bar = 5;
 foo = &bar;
 
 if(foo == null)
 {
     // don't use it
 }
 else
 {
     // use it
 }
 
 I have tried several things, nothing works so far..
 

You've answered your own question.
Either "foo is null" or "foo === null" would do.
"foo == null" is also okay for pointers of primitive types.

pragma <pragma_member pathlink.com> writes:

In article <d7kfom$1p4q$1 digitaldaemon.com>, Trevor Parscal says...
How should i go about checking to see if a pointer is set?

I can set a pointer to null, and also to point to something. So how do I 
check if it is null or not?

int* foo = null;
int bar = 5;
foo = &bar;

if(foo == null)
{
	// don't use it
}
else
{
	// use it
}

I have tried several things, nothing works so far..

Have you tried the 'is' operator?

if(foo is null){ /* blah */ }

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