Thread: integer null question

Yes (at least conceptually), like I said a long time ago (well, several days ago, at least) - along with about 6 other code-improvement suggestions that you ignored completely.

Edit: http://cboard.cprogramming.com/showp...1&postcount=42

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Mats

Originally Posted by me

Code:

    if (input[0] != '(')
    {
        flag=(int)NULL;
    }

(Repeats in several places)
Surely this doesn't need to be using "(int)NULL", when what you REALLY want is flag=0? It's much clearer and simpler, and does what you want, doesn't it? NULL in C is used to indicate that a pointer is invalid - should not be used for integer variables....

How is that different from what you are currently saying?

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Mats

Originally Posted by transgalactic2

this function works fine. its an incarnation of a pointer version
the null is a remainder from that version

what problem could it do if i will change

Code:

flag=(int)NULL;
to
flag=0

Well, although NULL is normally defined as 0. It *could* also be something else... You shouldn't use NULL for ints anyway. NULL is for pointers.

QuantumPete

Originally Posted by QuantumPete

Well, although NULL is normally defined as 0. It *could* also be something else... You shouldn't use NULL for ints anyway. NULL is for pointers.

QuantumPete

Which is what I said 5 days back... - But apparently I didn't say it clearly enough [and I think Transgalactic wasn't quite listening, because it didn't actually fix the particular problem he/she was asking about].

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Mats