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to: Kurt Kuzba
from: Bo Simonsen
date: 2003-09-07 17:48:32
subject: Pointers

G'day Kurt,

Sun 2003-09-07 09:46, Kurt Kuzba (2:292/516.666) wrote to All:


 BS>> KK>  if(myPointer) free(myPointer);

 BS>>  The same as if(myPointer != NULL) i bet?

 KK>     Yes indeed.  C is rather elegant in that respect.  If the 
 KK> value of a variable is 0, then it is false when compared with if. 

Okay, and with pointers it's NULL.

 KK> If it has any other value, then it is true, and one may use the 
 KK> exclamation point to test for false as well as for true, depending 
 KK> on which test is more expedient in any given situation.

Okay, i understood so :)

Regards,
           Bo

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