Re: question about nullptr

Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:

On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 14:51:19 +0100, bart wrote:

Using actual zero for a pointer value is crass. This wouldn't work for
example:
 
    char *p = 3;

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But of course this does:
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    char *p = 0;
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From the C23 spec, I found this footnote in §6.6:
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    A named constant or compound literal constant of integer type and
    value zero is a null pointer constant. A named constant or
    compound literal constant with a pointer type and a value null is
    a null pointer but not a null pointer constant; it may only be
    used to initialize a pointer object if its type implicitly
    converts to the target type.
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That first sentence is so important, you’d think it would be in the main
text somewhere.

The definition of "null pointer constant" is in N3220 6.3.2.3,
(Conversions, Other operands, Pointers):

    An integer constant expression with the value 0, such an expression
    cast to type void *, or the predefined constant nullptr is called a
    *null pointer constant*.

6.6 makes it clear that named constants and compound literal constants
of integer type are integer constant expressions.

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void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */