MB>> NULL is defined as being of type void *. If you want to be really
 MB>> verbose about the null character, that should be '\0', which will be
 MB>> clear enough for everybody:
 MB>> 1. people will see it's an ascii char.
 MB>> 2. compilers will see it's of type int, which is convertible to char.
 JdBP> I spot a C programmer in the C++ echo !  (-:
Actually, I prefer C++, though I've read lots of C stuff, accidentally.
:-) and i often chat with C freaks.
 JdBP> Everything that you say is correct for the C language, but is 
 JdBP> *incorrect* for the C++ language.
It feels great to be wrong, sometimes.
matju
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