Re: [boost] Proposal: null pointer class

Subject: Re: [boost] Proposal: null pointer class
From: Simonson, Lucanus J (lucanus.j.simonson_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-06-15 15:39:06

Steven Watanabe wrote:
> AMDG
> 
> Simonson, Lucanus J wrote:
>> I'm pretty sure the default initialized pointer value is null
>> according to the standard, so this should be portable, but I am not
>> an expert on the standard.  
>> 
> 
> Err... you mean value initialized, not default initialized, right?
> 
Uh, whatever explicitly calling the default constructor is called. I know that declaring a pointer leaves it in uninitialized state whereas calling the default constructor of a pointer initializes it to null, but I guess my terminology is lacking.

Regards,
Luke