Thread: Pointers v References

Originally Posted by CornedBee

It just doesn't mean what rudyman thinks it means.

If null is defined as 0, and you can create a reference to 0, then you can create a reference to null. I somehow managed to say that in the most poorly worded way possible, but I was just pointing out that although technically there's no reason or use for it, it is possible to assign and check a reference to be null.

Originally Posted by rudyman

If null is defined as 0, and you can create a reference to 0, then you can create a reference to null. I somehow managed to say that in the most poorly worded way possible, but I was just pointing out that although technically there's no reason or use for it, it is possible to assign and check a reference to be null.

While technically possible, it would rather assume that the object pointed to (referred to, referee), is rather 0 or does not have a reasonable value, but the reference itself is still valid, hence it isn't really a null reference.
It is technically possible to emulate a null reference via C++ classes, though, if you really want a null reference.